Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JEWISH CAPTIVE'S SONG, by MARION MOSS First Line: Gone is thine hour of might Last Line: O'er the scattering of their race. Subject(s): Death; Jews; Judah (bible); Dead, The; Judaism | ||||||||
GONE is thine hour of might, Zion, and fallen art thou; Thy temple's sacred height Is desecrated now. That I should live to see The ruins of that dome, And Judah's children be, Bondsmen, and slaves to Rome, When I saw heaven's wrath descending, Why 'scap'd I from the grave, While thousands died defending The shrine they could not save; But bless'd are those who sleep In their quiet resting place, That they did not live to weep O'er the scattering of their race. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL LAMENT FOR JERUSALEM by MARION MOSS |
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