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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 BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE PRICE OF WOMEN by KAREN SWENSON THE INCOGNITA OF RAPHAEL by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER THE WAVING OF THE CORN by SIDNEY LANIER THE FIRE OF DRIFTWOOD; DEVEREUX FARM, NEAR MARBLEHEAD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW POLITICAL GREATNESS by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY LAUS VENERIS by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE MIRANDA'S SUPPER (VIRGINIA, 1866) by ELINOR WYLIE ON READING THE 'RUBAIYAT' OF OMAR KHAYYAM IN A KENTISH ROSE GARDEN by MATHILDE BLIND |
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