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Famous Supplications Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Lee, Li-Young
...story?
It is an emotional rather than logical equation,
an earthly rather than heavenly one,
which posits that a boy's supplications
and a father's love add up to silence.

Credit: Copyright © 1990 by Li-Young Lee. Reprinted with the permission of BOA Editions, Ltd., www.boaeditions.org....Read more of this...



by Anonymous,
...essing,Seek to be guided by Thy will divine.Not for earth’s treasures,—for her joys the dearest,—Would I my supplications raise to Thee;Not for the hopes that to my heart are nearest,But only that I give that heart to Thee.I pray that Thou wouldst guide and guard me ever;Cleanse, by Thy power, from every stain of sin;I will Thy blessing ask on each endeavor,And thus Thy promised peace my soul shall win....Read more of this...

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