Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATERWHEEL, by ELEANOR VAN WINKLE First Line: Unending was the path the camel trod Last Line: Serving a man-made god -- and they are blind! Subject(s): Egypt; Water-wheels | ||||||||
Unending was the path the camel trod Beside the Nile; along the beaten way He slowly stepped, nor knew his journey lay A narrow circle through the greening sod. No man was near to urge him or to prod, Yet on he paced throughout the livelong day, A blindfold on his eyes. He could not stay From serving thirsty Egypt's ancient god. And men are walking in a tiny round Nor know how circumscribed their daily fate. They are not goaded by a power unkind Yet on they push, their thoughts upon the ground, Disdainful heads held high until too late, Serving a man-made god -- and they are blind! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD WATER-WHEEL by JOHN RUSKIN THE ROENTGENOLOGIST (TO DR. A.B. SMITH) by ELEANOR VAN WINKLE JABBERWOCKY by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON THE CUMBERLAND [MARCH 8, 1862] by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW RETURNING, WE HEAR THE LARKS by ISAAC ROSENBERG IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 124 by ALFRED TENNYSON THE FADED VIOLET by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH NIGHTINGALE AND CUCKOO by ALFRED AUSTIN |
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