Frequently the wood are pink－1
Frequently are brown.
Frequently the hills undress
Behind my native town.
Oft a head is crested 5
I was wont to see－
And as oft a cranny
Where it used to be－
And the Earth－they tell me－9
On its Axis turned!
Wonderful Rotation!
By but twelve performed!
Frequently are brown.
Frequently the hills undress
Behind my native town.
Oft a head is crested 5
I was wont to see－
And as oft a cranny
Where it used to be－
And the Earth－they tell me－9
On its Axis turned!
Wonderful Rotation!
By but twelve performed!
(F.24/J.6)
[1–4] wood, town:: the background of Jesus' Crucifixion painting. Wood has the definition of objects made from trees or their branches, the Cross (OED 1a).
[5] crested:: a crown of thorns in Jesus' head. "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!" (Mat 27:29)
[7] cranny:: a wound in Jesus' side. "But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water." (John 19:34)
[9–11] Earth, Rotation:: the world's moving under God's will.
[12] twelve:: the twelve Apostles, alluding to all the priests.