Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JERUSALEM OF FIRE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Thy holiness their hire, / jerusalem Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Jerusalem | ||||||||
Jerusalem of fire And gold and pearl and gem, Saints flock to fill thy choir, Jerusalem. Lo, thrones thou hast for them; Desirous they desire Thy harp, thy diadem. Thy bridal white attire, A palm-branch from thy stem: Thy holiness their hire, Jerusalem. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SCHOOL WHERE I STUDIED by YEHUDA AMICHAI REVELATIONS; CIRCA 1948 by NORMAN DUBIE THE NINTH OF AB by JOHN HOLLANDER JERUSALEM (1) by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN: 78. LUZZATO, PADUA 1727 by CHARLES REZNIKOFF THE KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM by ROBERT DUNCAN REMEMBERING NAT TURNER by STERLING ALLEN BROWN IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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