57361: The Burning of the Temple

<p dir="ltr"> Fierce wrath of Solomon<br> Where sleepest thou? O see<br> The fabric which thou won<br> Earth and ocean to give thee---<br> O look at the red skies.<br> Or hath the sun plunged down?<br> What is this molten gold---<br> These thundering fires blown<br> Through heaven---where the smoke<br> rolled?<br> Again the great king dies.<br> His dreams go out in smoke,<br> His days he let not pass<br> And sculptured here are broke,<br> Are charred as the burnt grass,<br> Gone as his mouth's last sighs.</p>