Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY, by KENNETH ROSEN


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TO THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY, by                    
First Line: Enjoy yourselves,' said moses
Subject(s): Israel


"Enjoy yourselves," said Moses,
Crippled in the legs, propped atop Mount Pisgah
For a view of the Promised Land:
"I want to use what's left of me to understand
Myself." The Jews trooped ahead,
And he lagged behind. Likewise the foot-dragger
In "The Pied Piper." The kid

Wasn't lame: he preferred the clarity of loneliness
To the delirium of Paradise, and so
Do I, so do I. Given the way I behave, it's all
I can think. The eye, like a ruby
Echo in a cave, can only see itself when closed.
People feel slapped in the face
By fate as if it wasn't what they chose. So do I.

Copyright © Kenneth Rosen.






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