Hear, O Israel! and plead my cause against the ungodly nation! 'Midst the terrible conflict of Love and Peace, I departed from thee, my people, and spread my tent of many colors in the land of Egypt. In their crimson and fine linen I girded my white form. Sapphires gleamed their purple light from out the darkness of my hair. The silver folds of their temple foot-cloth was spread beneath my sandaled feet. Thus I slumbered through the daylight. Slumbered 'midst the vapor of sin, Slumbered 'midst the battle and din, Wakened 'midst the strangle of breath, Wakened 'midst the struggle of death! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CLEAR AND COLDER; BOSTON COMMON by ROBERT FROST DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 1. SUNRISE IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |