Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS, by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL First Line: Like jacob son of isaac Last Line: And poured the holy oil. Subject(s): Cactus | ||||||||
Like Jacob, son of Isaac, I slept in foreign lands. Of stone I made my pillow Beside you on the sands. Your fragrance spread about me, The Heavens opened wide, And angels robed in starlight Were climbing from your side. Like Jacob, I am blessed Who slept on foreign soil. I, too, am pledged to Heaven And poured the holy oil. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS by ROBERT EARL HAYDEN NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS by MARY DILLINGHAM FREAR TO THE SAGUARO CACTUS TREE IN THE DESERT RAIN by JAMES WRIGHT THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS by HARRIET MONROE TO THE CACTUS SPECIOSISSIMUS by LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY TO THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS (WRITTEN AT MIDNIGHT) by MRS. SWIFT NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS by WALKER WINSLOW KESSEL SEE by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL |
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