Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT THE ARCH OF TITUS, by ELIOT KAYS STONE First Line: So, titus, you have made that stiff-necked race Last Line: Has triumphed over time ... And over you. Subject(s): Titus, Emperor Of Rome (39-81 A.d.) | ||||||||
So, Titus, you have made that stiff-necked race, The sons of Abraham, to bend the knee To you, no god; laid low their Holy Place, And left no stone to tell posterity Here was Jerusalem. The Roman sword Drank deep the blood of woman and of child; Men ate each other calling on the Lord, Who did not deign reply, though you defiled His Temple. You have dragged your captives home And had your triumph up the Sacred Way; The people thronged about you here in Rome, Where you spilled glory on their waning day. Yes, Titus, you have conquered, but the Jew Has triumphed over Time ... and over you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ARCH OF TITUS by HARRY AUSTRYN WOLFSOHN CHESTNUT VENDOR, ROME by ELIOT KAYS STONE OVER AND OVER by ELIOT KAYS STONE POSEIDON'S BRIDE by ELIOT KAYS STONE THE IDOL SPEAKS by ELIOT KAYS STONE THE FABRIC OF LIFE by KAY RYAN THE LAWYER'S WAYS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE CROSS OF SNOW by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |
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