Famous Purification Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Methought I Saw My Late Espoused Saint

by John Milton
 Methought I saw my late espoused Saint 
Brought to me like Alcestus from the grave, 
Who Jove's great Son to her glad Husband gave, 
Rescu'd from death by force though pale and faint. 
Mine as whom washt from spot of child-bed taint 
Purification in the old Law did save, 
And such as yet once more I trust to have...Read more of this...

doughnut denial

by Rg Gregory
 (an ascetic poem for karen's birthday)

fancy having a birthday on a thursday
when you do the buying of the doughnuts
and others lick their sticky fingers
thinking good old karen letting
us share the eating of her birthday

not me of course - i sit at home (alone)
reflecting it is purification day
today and i do not have a doughnut
thank you karen for letting me...Read more of this...

On His Deceased Wife

by John Milton
 METHOUGHT I saw my late espoused Saint 
 Brought to me like Alcestis from the grave, 
 Whom Joves great Son to her glad Husband gave, 
 Rescu'd from death by force though pale and faint. 
Mine as whom washt from spot of child-bed taint, 
 Purification in the old Law did save, 
 And such, as yet once...Read more of this...

Sonnet 23

by John Milton
 XXIII

Methought I saw my late espoused saint
Brought to me, like Alcestis, from the grave,
Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave,
Rescued from death by force, though pale and faint.
Mine, as whom washed from spot of child-bed taint
Purification in the Old Law did save,
And such, as yet once more I trust to have
Full sight of her in Heav'n without...Read more of this...

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