Classic and Contemporary Poetry
3 POEMS FOR SABBATAI ZEVI ... AFTER HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM: 2, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Was born -- the child of life Last Line: Lit up the moon by daylight Subject(s): Conversion;jews;messiah;mysticism - Judaism;sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676); Judaism | ||||||||
was born the child of life lit up high mountains days since he crushed that snake lit up high mountains lit up the moon by daylight redeemer who wore his crown lit up high mountains darkness was here no longer -- had not come from holy places -- redeemer showed the way the torah lit up high mountains was born the sun that heals healed the Shekinah her wisdom came on us lit up high mountains he MY REMEMBRANCE says I'm faithful to believers in Zevi Sultan my belief in him a tree lit up high mountains days since he crushed that snake lit up high mountains lit up the moon by daylight Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | 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 TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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