Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THEODORE HERZL, by FELIX NAPOLEON GERSON


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THEODORE HERZL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Such men are rare-they tow'r above mankind
Last Line: A dream like thy god unto moses sent.
Subject(s): Herzl, Theodore (1860-1904); Jews; Zionism; Judaism


SUCH men are rare—they tow'r above mankind
Like Himalayan peaks that touch the skies,—
Missioned for a majestic enterprise,
They sway not in the fury of the wind;
And on the scroll of life their names are signed
In characters of flame. The great and wise
Know them afar, and at their bidding rise
To nobler conquests of the heart and mind.
Thou, too, hast dreamed a world compelling dream—
With glance prophetic and unfalt'ring soul
Thy Israel thou strovest to redeem,
And lead the sorrowing to a longed-for goal.
If thou wert dreaming, Herzl, sleep content—
A dream like Thy God unto Moses sent.





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