Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PURIM, by LABEL First Line: Queen esther-so the scriptures say Last Line: On purim. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Jews; Poetry & Poets; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens; Judaism | ||||||||
QUEEN ESTHERso the Scriptures say Fasted and prayed for many a day; For Haman would her people slay, On Purim. Of her good deeds I need not tell, Nor how she did the riots quell; Suffice to know she felt quite well, On Purim. And Haman was straightway bereft Of wealth acquired by fraud and theft; In fact, he was quite badly left On Purim. This tale has run for quite a time, And chestnut-cries may blast my rhyme, Bad verse, howe'er, is not a crime, On Purim. And many things we never do, And many sights we seldom view, Are done and seenenjoyed, too, On Purim. The ultra-rabbi, now the style, And th' old-time rabbi without guile, May greet each other with a smile, On Purim. The pious man, religion's prop, Who lectures when and how to stop, May take, himself, an extra drop, On Purim. The youth who does for "Ethics" pine, And of our Faith says: "'Tis not mine," Is, strange enough, well up in line On Purim. And editors, who never pray, Who "squeech" each other every day, Put hate and rancor far away, On Purim. The rich relax, the poor receive, The mourners smile and cease to grieve, And all our misdeeds we retrieve (?) On Purim. Long live Queen Esther's glorious fame; For Jews in practice, Jews in name, All seem to get there, just the same, On Purim. | 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 WITH BEST WISHES by DOROTHY PARKER THE LITTLE BOY LOST, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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