Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JUSTICE (UNCIVILISED AND CIVILISED), by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: Ling-tso ah sin; on murderer's flat Last Line: For thee, though not for us, ah sin! Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Australia; Justice; Murder; Sin | ||||||||
Ling-Tso Ah Sin; on Murderer's Flat One morning caught an old grey rat: "Ah, white man, I have got you now But no -- dust be upon my brow If needless blood I cause to fall -- So go, there's world-room for us all!" That night Ah Sin was somehow shot -- By accident! For he had got From earth a little gold -- black sin For thee, though not for us, Ah Sin! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN STREAMS OF NEVIS by GALWAY KINNELL CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL |
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