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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 TAPS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A HYMN OF HATE by DOROTHY PARKER A MOMENT by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE CHRISTMAS BELLS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW A PRAYER FOR A VERY NEW ANGEL by VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY THE MORAL FABLES: THE LION AND THE MOUSE by AESOP QUATRAIN: FAME by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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