Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF CAPTIVE ISRAEL, by MARY ELIZABETH BROOKS Poet's Biography First Line: Come, sweep the harp! One thrilling rush Last Line: And thus we sever: fare thee well! Alternate Author Name(s): Norna; Aikin, Mary Elizath Subject(s): Israel | ||||||||
COME, sweep the harp! one thrilling rush Of all that warm'd its chords to song, And then the strains for ever hush That oft have breathed its wires along! The ray is quench'd that lit our mirth, The shrine is gone that claim'd the prayer; And exiles o'er the distant earth, How can we wake the carol there. One sigh, my harp! and then to sleep, For all that loved thy song have flown; Why should'st thou lonely vigils keep, Forsaken, broken, and alone? Let this sad murmur be thy last, Nor e'er again in music swell; Thine hours of joyousness are past, And thus we sever: fare thee well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN LAMENTS FOR THE WAR-DEAD: 6 by YEHUDA AMICHAI THE FEAST OF LIGHTS by EMMA LAZARUS JERUSALEM (1) by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A SHORT HISTORY OF ISRAEL; NOTES AND GLOSSES: 11 by CHARLES REZNIKOFF OH! WEEP FOR THOSE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON NOTES TO MY DAUGHTERS by SHIRLEY KAUFMAN THE BANNER OF THE JEW by EMMA LAZARUS |
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