Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SEMAPHORE, by ARDEN MURDOCK ROCKWOOD


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First Line: They tell us that in ancient times, a rod
Last Line: Men win their way by joining hands with god.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


They tell us that in ancient times, a rod,
Raised in a leader's hand, sufficed to part
The Red Sea's swirling waters. At the start,
Brought out as captives by the hand of God,
Israel, so says tradition, walked dry-shod
Across the sea-bed, and with valiant heart,
Conquered the desert with deific art,
To reach their promised country's sacred sod.
This wonder is repeated every day,
When tides of traffic, with resistless power,
Halt at the lifting of a magic rod,
That travellers contrawise may cross their way.
So, giving place a hundred times an hour,
Men win their way by joining hands with God.





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