Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOW LONG?, by JUHAD HA-LEVI Poet's Biography First Line: How long wilt thou in childhood's slumber lie? Last Line: Of souls that seek god's goodness evermore Alternate Author Name(s): Judah Ha-levi Subject(s): Aging; God; Jews; Youth; Judaism | ||||||||
HOW long wilt thou in childhood's slumber lie? Know that youth flies like chaff the wind before. Can spring forever last? Nay, soon draws nigh Old age's messenger with tresses hoar. Shake thyself free from sin, as ere they fly, The birds shake of the night-dews' pearled store. Cast off temptations that thy peace defy, Like troubled waves upon a rocky shore, And follow after that pure company Of souls that seek God's goodness evermore | 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 ON LENDING A PUNCH BOWL by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES VERSES WRITTEN IN AN ALBUM OF A LADY'S COMMON-PLACE BOOK by THOMAS MOORE |
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