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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PLAYERS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: To-day I acted christ
Last Line: Ring every bell on earth!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Lazarus
First Line: To-day I acted christ
Last Line: Ring every bell on earth!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Lazarus
To-day I acted Christ,
While Joy played Lazarus;
I buried her in ferns
And heaps of gathered grass.
And when I cried 'Come forth!'
Up from the grave she rose
And, with a peal of bells,
Threw off her burial clothes.
When Sleep this night has come,
With feathers for our grass,
Shall we reverse our parts
Of Christ and Lazarus?
When I — a buried man —
Hear 'Lazarus, come forth!'
I'll rise and, with both hands,
Ring every bell on earth!
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