English poem
The Cynic Of Nazareth
by Benjamin De Casseres (1873–1945)
The keenest Cynic of them all: Jesus Christ!
Hail! passionate rebel, great anarch of Nazareth, slitter of masks, announcer of Self procreate from a self-- Halloo! Halloo! from me to thee.
Sombre in hate, clear-eyed, dawn-browed, a mock in thy soul, A mock at psalter and sceptre and a sneer for the sickly old God in the temples of stone-- Hail! Cynic and Mocker of Nazareth: greeting from me to thee!