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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSALM 137: EXILE, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE First Line: We sat & cried along babylon rivers Subject(s): Exiles; Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism | |||
How can we sing King Alpha song In a strange land We sat & cried along Babylon rivers remembering Zion. We hung up our harps on Babylon trees when our captors asked us for songs when they mocked us calling for a happy tune: "Sing us one of those Zion songs!" If I forgot you Jerusalem my right hand would wither my tongue would stick to the roof of my mouth if I didn't remember you if I couldn't start up a tune with: "Jerusalem . . ." YaHVeH recall the Edomites Jerusalem's day when they said: "Strip her Strip her bottom bare!" Now thief Babylon (a song for you): "Happy He'll be to pay you the reward you've rewarded us Happy He'll be to snatch your babies and smash them against a rock!" 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 PSALM 104: THE MAJESTY AND MERCY OF GOD by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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