Religion
They Took Jesus
From A Selection from the Poems of Michael Field (1923)
Religion
He broke forth from the flowers.
To front these hellish powers;
A Rose of Sharon He,
Uplifted from the tree.
Oh, fair of Spirit, He!
As Venus from the Sea,
So soft, so borne along,
He drew to that mad throng.
He questioned them: He thought
He was the one they sought —
He is the only One.
They have bound Him, He is gone!
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Codex Note
From Mystic Trees, as marked in the 1923 Selection.
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MLA
Field, Michael. “They Took Jesus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/202/.
Chicago
Field, Michael. “They Took Jesus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/202/.
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