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Famous Prov Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Watts, Isaac
...Christ the wisdom of God.

Prov. 8:1,22-32. 

Shall Wisdom cry aloud,
And not her speech be heard?
The voice of God's eternal Word,
Deserves it no regard?

"I was his chief delight,
His everlasting Son,
Before the first of all his works,
Creation, was begun.

["Before the flying clouds,
Before the solid land,
Before the fields, before the floods,
I dwelt at his right hand....Read more of this...



by Watts, Isaac
...Christ, or Wisdom, obeyed or resisted.

Prov. 8:34-36. 

Thus saith the Wisdom of the Lord,
"Blest is the man that hears my word,
Keeps daily watch before my gates,
And at my feet for mercy waits.

"The soul that seeks me shall obtain
Immortal wealth and heav'nly gain;
Immortal life is his reward;
Life, and the favor of the Lord.

"But the vile wretch that flies from me
Doth his ow...Read more of this...

by Ginsberg, Allen
...ter the kitchen.
 I remember when I first got laid, H.P. gra-
ciously took my cherry, I sat on the docks of Prov-
incetown, age 23, joyful, elevated in hope with the
Father, the door to the womb wasopen to admit me
if I wished to enter.

 There are unused electricity plugs all over my
house if I ever needed them.
 The kitchen window is open, to admit air...
 The telephone--sad to relate--sits on the
floor--I haven't had the money to get it conn...Read more of this...

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