Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARPENTER OF ETERNITY, by EDWARD MERRILL ROOT Poet's Biography First Line: I wish I had been his apprentice Last Line: And worked in the nazareth shop. Alternate Author Name(s): Root, E. Merrill Variant Title(s): In The Carpenter Shop Subject(s): Carpenters; Jesus Christ - Childhood & Youth | ||||||||
I wish I had been His apprentice, To see Him each morning at seven, As he tossed His gray tunic about Him, The Master of earth and of heaven; When He lifted the lid of His work chest And opened His carpenter's kit, And looked at His chisels and augers, And took the bright tools out of it; When He gazed at the rising sun tinting The dew on the opening flowers, And He smiled at the thought of His Father Whose love floods this fair world of ours; When he fastened the apron about Him, And put on His working man's cap, And grasped the smooth haft of His hammer To give the bent woodwork a tap, Saying, "Lad, let us finish this ox yoke, The farmer must finish his crop." Oh, I wish I had been His apprentice And worked in the Nazareth shop. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE CARPENTER'S SHOP by SARA TEASDALE THE LAMB, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE FOR THE HOLY FAMILY, BY MICHELANGELO (IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE PASSOVER IN THE HOLY FAMILY (FOR A DRAWING) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI SAINT BRIDE'S LULLABY by WILLIAM SHARP LITTLE JESUS by FRANCIS THOMPSON A STRANGER IN SEYTHOPOLIS by KATHARINE LEE BATES CLOUDLAND by EDWARD MERRILL ROOT |
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