: The Blood of Rachel a Dramatization of Esther and Other Poems by Noe Cotton - Poetry

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Ah, Esther! Though your queenly robe you do Conceal, I know that regal gait. Before I ever looked upon these palace walls, When you were yet a little child beyond The purple peaks, where shepherds led their flocks In pastures green, I often dreamed that you Would one day wear a golden coronet And sit in majesty upon a throne.

Four years I have been queen, which time I have Not heard the voice of any one I love; And though disguised, I hardly dare to speak My heart even to you. This palace is A gloomy prison cell. The Persian crown Is meaningless to me. The hundred gems That blaze upon its field of gold are dull And heavy lead. I would exchange it all For but a glint of sunshine on the hills Where I was born. But why this interview?

My royal niece, I know that you are queen.

A queen? But what of that? Though of my blood, You can not even look upon my face. What would you have?

My daughter, do you hear The cries of anguish that disturb the peace Of Shushan's streets? Your people everywhere Are clothed in sackcloth. Read the king's decree!

"It has been written and commanded by Ahasuerus, emperor of all The East, and sealed in every tongue with his Own ring--the royal seal--that governors And princes and lieutenants, everyone Within the Persian rule, shall make and cause To die and perish every Jew, both young And old, the women and the children, rich And poor alike, and forfeit all their goods. This is Ahasuerus' sovereign will And shall be done and executed in The month of Adar on the thirteenth day." Oh, God! It is Ahasuerus' seal.

But Haman's hand.

Why does the premier hate The Jews?

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