Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY A STORY, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Once there was a story Last Line: The bird vanished from the nest Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism | ||||||||
Once there was a story The story wasn't feeling happy The story started out by singing About a Jewish king Once there was a king The king had a queen The queen had a vineyard Lullaby the vineyard The vineyard had a tree The tree had a branch The branch had a nest Lullaby the nest The nest had a bird The bird had a wing The wing had a feather Lullaby the feather The king had to die The queen had to fade away The tree had a breakdown The bird vanished from the nest 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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