Bees in Amber - A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham
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page 67 of 130 (51%)
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And the black quag underneath.
No light of the moon fell on it, Nor ever a star did shine On the quivering face of that dread place, Because of Iscariot's sin. Then there came by the soul of Iscariot, The same who sold his Lord, And he dragged his body after him, But never spake a word. Since earth his body would not, He must drag it to and fro, He had tried in vain to be quit of it, But it would not let him go. So the soul of Judas Iscariot Came by the Potter's Field, And there the ill his deed had wrought Was unto him revealed. And when the others saw him, They leaped at him eagerly;-- "This is he for whom we suffer! --'Tis he! 'Tis he! 'Tis he!" Then all afire with mad desire, They chased him through the dark, And each soul carried his dead bodie, |
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