Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONGS OF CREATION: 4, by HEINRICH HEINE


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SONGS OF CREATION: 4, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: With one short week of preparation
Last Line: Both doctors of law and little fleas.
Subject(s): Creation


WITH one short week of preparation
The whole of the world was made by me
And yet I work'd out the plan of creation
For thousands of years full thoughtfully.

Creation itself is a mere act of motion
That's easily done in a very short time;
And yet the plan, the primary notion, --
'Tis that that proves the artist sublime.

Three hundred long years have I been taking
In solving the question by slow degrees
As to which was the proper manner of making
Both Doctors of Law and little fleas.





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