Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CEDARS OF LEBANON, by HENRY THOMAS SCHNITTKIND First Line: But the waves of the fury of nations Last Line: To bring them home. Alternate Author Name(s): Thomas, Henry+(2) Subject(s): Israel; Jews; Nations; Zionism; Judaism | ||||||||
BUT the waves of the fury of nations Swept down on the trees of the vale, Like rolling and wild inundations Lashed on by the blasts of the gale. And the strength of the cedars was shattered, Their frames into shreds were cleft, And their limbs on the billows were scattered, Yet the roots in the mountain were left. And the seeds of the trees were taken And lodged in the land of their foes, And there untended, forsaken, New cedars arose. And the foe his proud branches entwining Above them, shut off from their view The sun that upon them was shining, And robbed them of rain and of dew. And mocked were the once mighty cedars, Their name a disgrace was become, For they had not, they had not the leaders To bring them home. | 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 THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THE COMING STORM' (A PICTURE BY R. S. GIFFORD) by HERMAN MELVILLE |
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