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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
3 POEMS FOR SABBATAI ZEVI ... AFTER HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM: 1, by ANONYMOUS First Line: A glow of true messiah Last Line: For gayness to king david's son Subject(s): Conversion;jews;messiah;mysticism - Judaism;sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676); Judaism | |||
a glow of true messiah whose faithful saw joy light his rising from the nether depths spear set on rock o he was light was hidden drowning in the sea struck the crooked serpent swallowed oil -- was pure oil of messiah -- day that they stole his clothing from the sea of blood then dressed up with his crown cast lots for it they called it "purim" Barzilay his strong disciple crying crying until night who brought him clothing from his house -- for gayness to King David's son -- Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | 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 TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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