The Book Poem by Frank Avon
The Book
For him, it was not the Law,
it was the Prophets:
the covering cherub and stones of fire,
the wolf and the lamb,
pestilence and famine,
the streets of Jerusalem,
'a little child shall lead them, '
'I am a child... I am a child.'
Friday, July 10, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: bible,childhood ,prophecy
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Based on Chapter 2 of Peter Ackroyd's biography of William Blake, 'The Whole Bible is fill'd with Imagination & Visions'
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