Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAVID AND JONATHAN, by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON First Line: On the brow of gilboa is war's bloody stain Last Line: Ah, how are the mighty fallen! Subject(s): David (d. 962 B.c.); Jews; Jonathan (bible); Judaism | ||||||||
On the brow of Gilboa is war's bloody stain, The pride and the beauty of Israel is slain; O publish it not in proud Askelon's street, Nor tell it in Gath, lest in triumph they meet, For how are the mighty fallen! O mount of Gilboa, no dew shalt thou see, Save the blood of the Philistine fall upon thee; For the strong-pinioned eagle of Israel is dead, Thy brow is his pillow, thy bosom his bed! O how are the mighty fallen! Weep, daughters of Israel, weep o'er his grave! What breast will now pity, what arm will now save? O my brother! my brother! this heart bleeds for thee, For thou weft a friend and a brother to me! Ah, how are the mighty fallen! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL A DREAM by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON |
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