By furnace burnished, and by flames destroyed,
A sword is tested, and a mansion razed.
Endeavours, fight, and efforts – all are void,
To quell a menacing, relentless blaze.
But in the midst of all the plaintive cries
A glimmer in the desolation glows
Ignited passion which can never die
Arise! Among the embers my love grows.
Alas, confused, to...
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