Famous Perking Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Perking poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous perking poems. These examples illustrate what a famous perking poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Upon Mrs Eliz. Wheeler Under The Name Ofamarillis

by Robert Herrick
 Sweet Amarillis, by a spring's
Soft and soul-melting murmurings,
Slept; and thus sleeping, thither flew
A Robin-red-breast; who at view,
Not seeing her at all to stir,
Brought leaves and moss to cover her:
But while he, perking, there did pry
About the arch of either eye,
The lid began to let out day,--
At which poor Robin flew away;
And seeing her not dead, but all disleaved,
He chirpt...Read more of this...

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