Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INGRATITUDE, by GERTRUDE HANSON


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INGRATITUDE, by                    
First Line: He comes from nazareth,' they said, and bent
Last Line: The christ is silenced on a cross of greed.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


"He comes from Nazareth," they said, and bent
Their heads to whisper scornfully. "How can
Good come from such a lowly place? The man
Speaks blasphemy. Away with him!" They lent
Their tongues to slander; and with argument
They met his plea for love and brotherhood
Until the Christ, reviled, misunderstood,
Was silenced on a cross of hate. Content,
The plotters gloated in their might. . . . Disdain
And scorn are heaped today on God-sent men
Who walk among us. And, today, as then,
The plotters argue endlessly to gain
Their selfish aims. While brothers die in need,
The Christ is silenced on a cross of greed.





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