Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONNET, by GEORGE ALEXANDER KOHUT


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First Line: Thy spirit, sage, is ever on the wing
Last Line: Ye race of priests, ye people of the book!
Subject(s): Jews; Judaism


THY spirit, Sage, is ever on the wing,
And, soaring midway 'twixt the earth and sky,
Those higher kindred of thy soul draw nigh
To whom thy lofty thoughts, transfigured, cling,
From wrinkled parchment and decaying script,
Thou lurest long-lost Wisdom fragmentwise,
Rejoicing and enlightening the eyes.
There's none in modern Jewry, thus equipped,
To teach the truth and spread abroad The Law,
And with the peal of prophecy intone
How Beauty shines in Holiness alone,
And that to hold the Spirit well in awe
The letter must be guarded, not forsook,
Ye Race of Priests, Ye People of the Book!





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