Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY, by KENNETH ROSEN First Line: Enjoy yourselves,' said moses Subject(s): Israel | ||||||||
"Enjoy yourselves," said Moses, Crippled in the legs, propped atop Mount Pisgah For a view of the Promised Land: "I want to use what's left of me to understand Myself." The Jews trooped ahead, And he lagged behind. Likewise the foot-dragger In "The Pied Piper." The kid Wasn't lame: he preferred the clarity of loneliness To the delirium of Paradise, and so Do I, so do I. Given the way I behave, it's all I can think. The eye, like a ruby Echo in a cave, can only see itself when closed. People feel slapped in the face By fate as if it wasn't what they chose. So do I. Copyright © Kenneth Rosen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN LAMENTS FOR THE WAR-DEAD: 6 by YEHUDA AMICHAI THE FEAST OF LIGHTS by EMMA LAZARUS JERUSALEM (1) by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A SHORT HISTORY OF ISRAEL; NOTES AND GLOSSES: 11 by CHARLES REZNIKOFF OH! WEEP FOR THOSE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON NOTES TO MY DAUGHTERS by SHIRLEY KAUFMAN |
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