WE own no kingdom and we flaunt no king, No crown is ours to mock at or obey, No superficial homage do we bring To any dastard tyranny to-day; Our realms have broadened to the mighty world, The boundaries of our rule stretch far and wide, Our racial flag is evermore unfurled, Where Jewish souls in freedom's air abide, Our citadel is truth; our empty home, Our ramparts are the laws to make us wise, Eternal as the azure-vaulted dome, Our heritage from Heaven never dies; And from the nations' flux and change and strife, The Jews draw strenuous force and vigorous life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO MY HONORED FRIEND SIR ROBERT HOWARD by JOHN DRYDEN THE ARSENAL AT SPRINGFIELD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE NIGHTINGALE by PHILIP SIDNEY PROEM by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE MAUSOLEUM by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 5. ETERNAL by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE DEPARTURE OF PIERROTT by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HOM-VEG AND BALLURE'S RIVER by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |