Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BURTHEN OF THE ASS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: On christmas night at bethlehem Last Line: My shoulders were his throne. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Animals; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
On Christmas night at Bethlehem When shepherds came, I watched with them The Mother and the Child, Who, warned from Herod's wrath to flee, Were into Egypt borne by me Beyond the desert wild. And back again at Herod's death I brought them home to Nazareth; And when unto His own With loud Hosannas to His Name As King the Son of David came, My shoulders were His throne. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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