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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: MYSTICISM - JUDAISM Matches Found: 104 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` "THE FIRST, THE LAST: A POEM OF EZRA", by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: He said to me: in the beginning of the world Last Line: So the end will come through me & through no other Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism "THE PIRKE DE RABBI ELIEZER, SELS.", by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The origin of sky / was from the light of his own robe Last Line: Be earth Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism 1648 : FOR COSSACKS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Bitter times / the cossack krivno Last Line: Jewish prey Subject(s): Cossacks;jews;mysticism - Judaism;pogroms; Judaism 3 POEMS FOR SABBATAI ZEVI ... AFTER HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM: 1, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: A glow of true messiah Last Line: For gayness to king david's son Subject(s): Conversion;jews;messiah;mysticism - Judaism;sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676); Judaism 3 POEMS FOR SABBATAI ZEVI ... AFTER HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM: 2, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text 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 3 POEMS FOR SABBATAI ZEVI ... AFTER HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM: 3, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Sabbatai is myrrh root Last Line: King sabbatai zevi Subject(s): Conversion;jews;messiah;mysticism - Judaism;sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676); Judaism A CALENDAR: THE YEAR OF THE MESSIAH, by ELEAZAR HA-KALLIR Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Those days: that time Subject(s): Calendars; Jews; Messiah; Mysticism - Judaism; Rites & Ceremonies; Judaism A CHARM AGAINST LILITH, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Black striga / black on black Last Line: Like a wolf she crushes Subject(s): Charms (magic);jews;lilith;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism A CURSE & ANGRY POEM AGAINST THE NATIONS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that do not know thee & upon the Last Line: Who made them Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism A DEATH FUGUE, by PAUL ANTSCHEL Poem Full Text Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Black milk of morning we drink you at dusktime Alternate Author Name(s): Celan, Paul; Anczel, Paul Subject(s): Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Shoah; Judaism A NUMBER BLESSING, by CHARLIE MORROW Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: B / a / r / u / ch Subject(s): Blessings; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism A POEM ABOUT ASHERA: HOW SHE GOES TO BULL GOD EL TO SEEK HOUSE FOR SON, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: So ashera sets out Last Line: The grey of your beard has surely taught you Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;mythology; Judaism A POEM FOR BAR YOHAI, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: O you bar yohai Last Line: Eyes cannot see Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism;simeon Bar Yohai (2nd Century) A POEM FOR THE HIGH PRIEST, by MESHULLAM THE GREAT BEN KALONYMOS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Like a tent / stretched tight Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism A POEM FOR THE SEFIROT AS WHEEL OF LIGHT, by NAFTALI BACHARACH Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: & going 'round Alternate Author Name(s): Bacharach, Naphtali Ben Jacob Elhana Subject(s): Cabbala; Mysticism - Judaism; Kabbala; Kabbalah A POEM FOR THE SHEKINAH ON THE FEAST OF THE SABBATH, by ISAAC BEN SOLOMON LURIA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have sung / an old measure Alternate Author Name(s): Ashkenazi, Isaac Subject(s): Feasts; Mysticism - Judaism A TALISMAN FOR VENUS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: 22 47 16 41 10 35 4 Last Line: 46 15 40 9 34 3 28 Subject(s): Jews;magic;mysticism - Judaism;mythology - Classical;venus (goddess); Judaism A VISION OF THE VOICE OF YAHVEH, by AMOS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This is what yahveh adonai Alternate Author Name(s): Amos The Prophet Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism ANGEL, by TRISTAN TZARA Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Color recomposes / the liquid hanged men Alternate Author Name(s): Rosenstock, Sami; Rosenfeld, S. Subject(s): Dadaism; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism BOOK OF FORMATION: 10 COUNTINGS, WITH COMMENTAIRES, SELS, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Call it a mist of light and sound of a faint idea of interposition of being Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism BOOK OF THE SAYINGS OF THE LORD, SELS., by JACOB FRANK Poem Source First Line: It is in your ancient books that there is an island hidden in the sea Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism BRIDE'S SONG AGAINST DEMONS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: High on a pillow sits with bandaged hands & feet her double sits beside her Last Line: The custom of the girls Subject(s): Brides;jews - Women;mysticism - Judaism CHILDREN'S RAIN SONGS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: O the rain drop drop drop Last Line: Whatever there is to eat Subject(s): Drought;jews;mysticism - Judaism;rain; Judaism CONCRETE POEM: YHVH GREAT GOD, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism CROWN OF KINGDOM: CONSTELLATIONS, by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who can know your ways Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism DEBORAH: THE SONG OF DEBORAH, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE Poem Text First Line: Deborah sang that day Subject(s): Deborah (bible); Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Women In The Bible; Judaism DOOR II (THE NAME), by EDMOND JABES Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: With your screams you have composed his name. And every scream is one Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism E, by ALBERT EINSTEIN Poem Source First Line: Mc(2) Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism ELIJAH AND THE PRIESTS OF BAAL: IN A TIME OF FAMINE, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE Poem Text First Line: Ayehi many days the words of yahveh to elijah in the 3rd year (saying) go let ahab see you I will tr Subject(s): Famine; Mysticism - Judaism FIRST SAMUEL: AFTER THE SHAMANS, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE Poem Text First Line: Now samuel was dead all of israel did the rites for him & buried Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism FIVE FOR THE REBBE, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The rebbe went dancing Last Line: All that they drink is life Subject(s): Clergy;hasidism;jews;mysticism - Judaism; Priests;rabbis;ministers;bishops;judaism FRAGMENT, by FRANZ KAFKA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Never will you draw the water out of the depths of this well Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Silence; Judaism GEMATRIA, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Light %a mystery Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism GOD IN EUROPE, by URI ZVI GREENBERG Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We were not like dogs among the gentiles ... They pity a dog Alternate Author Name(s): Greenberg, Uritsvi Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism GOOD NIGHT, WORLD, by JACOB GLATSTEIN Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Good night, wide world Alternate Author Name(s): Glatshteyn, Yankev; Gladstone, Jacob Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism HERO / LIL: THE THIRD SHELL, by DAVID MELTZER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: And behold, that hard shell (I.E. Embodiment of evil), lilith, is always Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism I AM THE BABE OF JOSEPH STALIN'S DAUGHTER: DEDICATION, by ROCHELLE OWENS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Din / who am I floating Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism I HAVE A GARMENT, by ABRAHAM IBN EZRA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have a garment which is like a sieve Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism IMAGE OF SPEECH AT SINAI, by ELEAZER BEN JUDAH Poem Source First Line: The creator lowered fire on the mountain great glorious magnificent Last Line: Fire %darkness Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism ITALIAN SONNET, by IMMANUEL OF ROME Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Love knows neither law nor Alternate Author Name(s): Immanuel Ben Solomon Of Rome; Immanuel Di Roma Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism JAWEH AND ALLAH BATTLE, by ALLEN GINSBERG Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Jaweh with atom bomb Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism JEHUDA HALEVI'S SONGS TO ZION, SELECTION, by YEHUDA HALEVI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My heart in the east Alternate Author Name(s): Halevi, Judah; Judah Ha-levi; Abu Al-hasan Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism LOCK YOUR HEART THAT I MAY NOT BROOD, by ISAAC THE BLIND Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: That we may not brood - concerning that which is hidden to thought Alternate Author Name(s): Saggi Nehor, Rabbi Yitzhak Subject(s): Cabbala; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Kabbala; Kabbalah; Judaism LULLABY A STORY, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Once there was a story Last Line: The bird vanished from the nest Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism MENORAH, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: She lights the lights Last Line: Making love Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism MIDRASH OF THE ABSENT: MESSIAH, by MOSES DE LEON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The garden has three walls all made of fire Alternate Author Name(s): Moses Ben Shem Tov De Lion Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism NOTHING, by JOSEPH GIKATILLA Poem Source Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism PATRIARCHAL POETRY, SELECTION, by GERTRUDE STEIN Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Patriachal poetry defined Last Line: What is it Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism PIYUT: A GREAT MUSIC, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Ah people do do shake off dust do rise do Last Line: Close with your enemies smoked out burnt off like dew Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism POEMS FOR THE RICH: 1, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Zaritsky with 10 children Last Line: O worse off than his dog Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;poverty; Judaism POEMS FOR THE RICH: 2, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Derision of the working class Last Line: Past all reproach Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;poverty; Judaism POEMS FOR THE RICH: 3, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: O mother o mother Last Line: Women die starving Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;poverty; Judaism POEMS FOR THE RICH: 4, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Bosses with hearts of stone Last Line: Where does it end? Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;poverty; Judaism POEMS FOR THE RICH: 5. A POEM FOR MILLIONAIRES, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Viz rothschild -- face of gold Last Line: Bag of bones Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;wealth; Judaism;riches;fortunes POOR PEOPLE, by RAJZEL ZYCHLINSKA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Being poor has one color Alternate Author Name(s): Zychlinska, Rayzel Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Poverty; Judaism PROENSA, by ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM GORNI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In provence gorni's got a lot of enemies Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism PROPHECY OF JESUS BEN HANANIAH, by JESUS BEN HANANIAH Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A voice from the sunrise Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism PSALM 137: EXILE, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE Poem Text First Line: We sat & cried along babylon rivers Subject(s): Exiles; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism RAINBOW CALENDAR OF ISAAC LURIA, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Nisan if you see the rainbow from the east side Last Line: Great sorrow in the deserts Subject(s): "cabbala;calendars;exiles;jews;luria, Isaac Ben Solomon (1534-1572);mysticism - Judaism;" Kabbala;kabbalah;judaism SEFER RAZIEL: HYMN, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: He promises his name. They praise its power and beauty Last Line: In each creature / infinitely Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism SEMITE, by GEORGE OPPEN Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What art and anti-art to lead us by the sharpness Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism SERPENT, by NATHAN OF GAZA Poem Source First Line: Messiah Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism SHI'UR KOMA: THE MEASURE OF THE BODY, by ISHMAEL BEN ELISHA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This is the measure of the stature spoken in the book of measure Subject(s): Bodies; Mysticism - Judaism SOUND EVENT: THE SILENT ORCHESTRA, by NACHMAN OF BRATZLAV Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Construct an orchestra made up entirely of wooden 'dummy' instruments Alternate Author Name(s): Nachman Of Breslo Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism SOUNDING EVENTS, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Sound the words as quickly as possible Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism STONE OF CHOICE, SELECTION, by KALONYMOS BEN KALONYMOS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Damn the one damn Alternate Author Name(s): Kalonymus Ben Kalonymus ben Meir Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism TERROR, by JEROME ROTHENBERG Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dream of the jews Subject(s): Jews; Middle East - Conflicts; Mysticism - Judaism; Terrorism; Judaism; Arab-israeli Conflict THE 16-YEAR OLD POET, by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I am the prince the song Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Poetry & Poets; Youth; Judaism THE ACTS OF SAINT JOHN: THE ROUND DANCE OF JESUS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: A praise poem Last Line: Understand & say / amen Subject(s): Jesus Christ;jews;messiah;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE ALPHABET OF BEN SIRA: THE BIRTH, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: "as it is written, he doeth great things past finding out" Last Line: Meat oil & wine & she nourished him Subject(s): "ben Sira (hebrew Scribe, 2d Century Bc);jews;mysticism - Judaism;" Judaism THE BOOK BAHIR: ON THE NATURE OF EVIL, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: And god warned israel Last Line: Anchored the ends of the earth Subject(s): Evil;mysticism - Judaism THE BOOK OF EXODUS: SONG OF THE SEA, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE Poem Text First Line: Now moses & now israel's children sing this song Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism; Sea; Ocean THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES: RITES FOR THE SUN, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Fourth heaven heaven of the angels of the sun lies stretched out Last Line: Amen selah Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;sun; Judaism THE BOOK OF THE LEFT PILLAR, by MOSES OF BURGOS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: As the idea rose in the mind of god & in his pure thought to create a holy Alternate Author Name(s): Moses Ben Solomon Ben Simeon Of Burgos Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism THE BOOK OF THE LETTER, SELECTION, by ABRAHAM ABULAFIA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: And adonai said to Alternate Author Name(s): Abulafia, Abraham Ben Samuel Subject(s): Cabbala; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Kabbala; Kabbalah; Judaism THE CODE OF DAY & NIGHT: A FRAGMENT, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: * * ... / h Last Line: Of darkness I part in the house of light a man ... Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE EPIC OF KING KISHVAR: THE CASTLE, by MAULANA SAHIN Poem Text First Line: High & green Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE EVIL EYE (THE GOOD EYE) EINHORE, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The child frets / yawns / or cringes a lot Last Line: Shall she receive an evil eye Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE GEZER CALANDAR, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The moons of harvest Last Line: A / b / g Subject(s): Calendars;jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE GREAT HOLY ASSEMBLY: THE NAMES, by MOSES DE LEON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In my distress Alternate Author Name(s): Moses Ben Shem Tov De Lion Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism; Names THE GREAT LAMENT; FOR THE RABBIS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text 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 GREATER HEKHALOT: A COSMIC HYMN, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: A measure of holiness a measure of power Last Line: Who comes crowned to the throne of his own massiveness Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism THE GREATER HEKHALOT: THE DOORKEEPERS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The 7th palace Last Line: Down all jerusalem Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism THE IYYOB TRANSLATION FROM 'A-15', by LOUIS ZUKOFSKY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An / hinny / by / stallion Last Line: White pods of honesty / satinflower Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE MAIDEN, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: I would sing of Last Line: O father of truths o mother of knowing Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE MYSTIC LAND, by MIRIAM DEL BANCO Poem Text First Line: There's a land that's like a dream Last Line: Of this mystic land—the heart? Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism THE NUMBERS, by MARIA HEBREA Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: 2 are 1 Subject(s): Alchemy & Alchemists; Jews; Mary The Jewess (1st Century); Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE SONG OF THE SEXTON, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: At dawn going from house to house & Last Line: Get up work for god Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;worship; Judaism THE TEN WORDS OF CREATION, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: In the beginning god created Last Line: "yhvh, yhvh, a god merciful and gracious, the existent, yhvh" Subject(s): Creation;jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE TESTAMENTS OF THE 12 PATRIARCHS: JOSEPH & THE BULL, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Words of our father jacob (said) Last Line: Started to strike his brothers Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism THE THIEF'S PLAY, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Open up open up Last Line: Falls down dead Subject(s): Holidays;jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THE TORAH OF THE VOID, by NACHMAN OF BRATZLAV Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: God, / for mercy's sake / created the world Alternate Author Name(s): Nachman Of Breslo Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Nothingness; Judaism; Nihilism; Voids THREE LOVE POEMS: 1, by SAMUEL HA-NAGID Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I'd sell my soul for that fawn Subject(s): Jews; Love; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THREE LOVE POEMS: 2, by SAMUEL HA-NAGID Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Take the blood of the grape Subject(s): Jews; Love; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism THREE LOVE POEMS: 3, by SAMUEL HA-NAGID Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: That's it -- I love that fawn Subject(s): Jews; Love; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism TREE SPIRIT EVENTS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: One mounts to one side Last Line: Ten are fixed in one Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism VISION EVENT, by NACHMAN OF BRATZLAV Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Imagine that you could constantly recall all that we know about the future Alternate Author Name(s): Nachman Of Breslo Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism VISION OF RABBI ABRAHAM, SELS., by NATHAN OF GAZA Poem Source First Line: & I abraham has shut myself in for 40 years had grieved over the power of Subject(s): Cabbala; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism WATER-POEM: A PRAYER & INVOCATION TO THE PRINCE OF RAIN, by ELEAZAR HA-KALLIR Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Af-bri / sign Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Water; Judaism WHO?' OF IBN ARIBUR OF CORDOBA, by JOSEPH IBN ABITUR Poem Source First Line: Who %anchored the hight skies Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism WIND -- TWO TREES -- MEN AND WOMEN, by HARRIS LENOWITZ Poem Source First Line: Ruah elohim wind of god Last Line: Game of harehound Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism WORD EVENTS, by NACHMAN OF BRATZLAV Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Read a verse. %read a verse backwards Alternate Author Name(s): Nachman Of Breslo Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism WORDS: AN ENVIRONMENT EVENT, by ALAN KAPROW Poem Source First Line: Two rooms 9'x9', leading railroad style into another, 6'x6', each Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism YHVH'S BATTLE WITH THE SERPENT, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Waken / waken / gird might of arm Last Line: You made them Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism |
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