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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAS THIS THE TASK?, by MARIE AUSTIN MAJOR
First Line: To hear the wind whistling
Last Line: Or that herod might see -- one day?
Subject(s): Duty
First Line: To hear the wind whistling
Last Line: Or that herod might see -- one day?
Subject(s): Duty
To hear the wind whistling
In the straw-thatched eaves,
To watch the ass bristling
In the cold, cold sheaves --
To see the stars shooting
Their bright, sharp light,
And hear the owl hooting
In the dead of night --
Pray, was this the task
Of a God-King helpless cradled,
Who had made, though all poorly stabled,
For Herod damask and wine red flask?
Was this the task, I pray --
Or that Herod might see -- one day?
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