Famous Reprehensible Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Render light to my heart the weight of the vicissitudes

by Omar Khayyam
Render light to my heart the weight of the vicissitudes
of this world. Conceal from mortals my reprehensible actions.
Render me happy to-day, and to-morrow make me
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Thou that drinkest not wine shouldst not for this reason

by Omar Khayyam
Thou that drinkest not wine shouldst not for this reason
blame the drunkard, for I am ready to renounce God,
myself, should He order me to renounce wine. Thou
glorifiest thyself for not drinking wine, but such glory
but ill befits those who commit acts a hundredfold more
reprehensible than drunkenness.
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