Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AWAKENING, by JESSIE E. SAMPTER Poet's Biography First Line: Where wait the soldiers of the lord Last Line: From scabbard's rust! Subject(s): Israel; Jews; Zionism; Judaism | ||||||||
WHERE wait the soldiers of the Lord That smote in olden days? Where stands in song his shining horde That chant and shout his praise? They long are laid with flame and sword, Their corpses strew the ways. A hundred gods of brass and gold Sit high with icy hands, And those that praised his name of old Lie slain in many lands! Their bones arise and join: Behold, The host of Israel stands! Does Israel's heart such silence keep, It seems a stony crust, And covered with the dust? No, 'tis a dragon fast asleep, An ancient sword to flash and leap From scabbard's rust! | 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 ADON OLAM by JESSIE E. SAMPTER |
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