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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JEW, by HELEN BEAN BYERLY First Line: A good samaritan passed on the way Last Line: He'll open them to swastika or cross! Subject(s): Jews; Judaism | |||
A good Samaritan passed on the way To Jericho. He heard a groaning sound And paused; for there, half conscious on the ground, A Jew with long and bleeding gashes lay Unaided, though so many passed that day. With care and tenderness the wounds he bound And gently lifted this poor wretch he found. He gave the tavern-host much gold in pay. Once more the Jew lies helpless at our door; His gashes bleed afresh; half-conscious, stirs And moans and writhes, then faints inert once more. What need to rouse to cringe his baiters's slurs? He closed his eyes on pain and sense of loss; He'll open them to swastika or cross! | 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 |
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