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JEWISH LULLABY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER

Poet Analysis

First Line: HUSHA, O HUSHA
Last Line: WILL ENVY MY SON.
Subject(s): JEWISH FAMILIES; MOTHERS & SONS;
Husha, O husha,
And lull-lullaby;
No mother in Russia
Is prouder than I.
You stumble no longer,
Soon you will run;
And you will grow stronger
Than Samson, my son.

You will be famous,
Your thoughts will go wide;
Isaiah and Amos
Will walk at your side.
Your words will be graven
In metal and stone;
And the Great Ones in Heaven
Will envy my son.



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