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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 LUNCH AT A CLUB by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET SUGGESTED BY THE COVER OF A VOLUME OF KEATS'S POEMS by AMY LOWELL THE LIVING STARS by GEORGE SANTAYANA A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 52 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN ON SOME LINES OF LOPE DE VEGA by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) TO THE UNKNOWN EROS: BOOK 2: 3. ARBOR VITAE by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE SHUT OUT by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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