The Burning Of The Temple

Isaac Rosenberg 1890 (Bristol) – 1918 (Somme)



Fierce wrath of Solomon,
Where sleepest thou ?
0 see, The fabric which thou won
Earth and ocean to give thee-
0 look at the red skies.

Or hath the sun plunged down ?
What is this molten gold-
These thundering fires blown
Through heaven, where the smoke rolled ?
Again the great king dies.

His dreams go out in smoke.
His days he let not pass
And sculptured here are broke,
Are charred as the burnt grass,
Gone as his mouth's last sighs.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 29, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAXB XCXCB DEDEB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 430
Words 83
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5

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