The Great Caesarean Splendor
The great Caesarean splendor
And his roaring empire's reign
Fleeting things be mortal hopes
May a monument remain?
Daedalus, Ah Daedalus
Lend your feathers toward the sky
Adonai, my God on high
Faith with holy flames reward!
Strikes a stone, a stone
Iron and clay to dust subdue
To cruder substance enamoured
A mask of gold embraces sod
A silent elegy.
The Lord's kingdom shall forever reign
Amen
Copyright © Hyunjin Ryoo | Year Posted 2010
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