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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREAT LAMENT; FOR THE RABBIS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "the columns of caesarea ran with tears, roof gutters ran with blood, stars" Last Line: The palms were laden with thorns Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism | |||
The columns of Caesarea ran with tears, roof gutters ran with blood, stars were visible in the daytime All cedars were uprooted All trees were uprooted Fiery stones fell from heaven All images were effaced and were used as stone pillars All statues of humans were torn out of position Seventy houses were broken into by thieves at Tiberias Hail stones fell from heaven The rocks of the Euphrates kissed each other The rocks of the Tigris kissed each other The palms were laden with thorns 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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