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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CODE OF DAY & NIGHT: A FRAGMENT, by ANONYMOUS First Line: * * ... / h Last Line: Of darkness I part in the house of light a man ... Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism | |||
(1) * * . . . h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & a man who would become. . . . broad & rounded . . . mixed & not the flesh of . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . unclean . . . . . . . . . hard stone . . . . . . . . a man of . . . . . . . . clean & thighs are long & thin & toes are thin & long was from the second vault spends 6 parts in the house of light 3 in the pit of darkness is his time of birth the festival of taurus will grow poor his beast is taurus (3) wa * h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & the head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of terror . . . wingy teeth & fingers of his hands are thick thighs thick & hairy toes are thick & short spends 8 parts in the house of darkness 1 part in the house of light a man . . . 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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