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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PILLOW AND STONE, by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS Poet's Biography First Line: Upon a stone in olden time Last Line: The pillow's changed to stone! Subject(s): Angels; Jews; Judaism | |||
UPON a stone in olden time A wanderer sank to rest. A wondrous vision soothed his heart How strangely was he blessed! The arched sky was his coverlet, The night-wind cradle song; A ladder mounted heavenward Which bore an angel throng. Ah, in these sober days of ours When we soft close our eyes, No lofty ladder climbs above, No angel hosts arise. And tho our bed be richly draped And royal fares our own, For oft we waken unrefreshed The pillow's changed to stone! | 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 PASSOVER by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS |
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