Poem Of Protest #10 by Anne Jeffries
POEM OF PROTEST, #10 O, JERUSALEM Temple Mount Four thousand year veneration Judaism, Christianity, Islam Eleven entrance gates guarded by guns Ten for Muslims, one for Others O, Jerusalem God manifested Birthplace of Talmud Birthplace of Adam Neighbor to the binding place of Isaac Temple Mount, Stronghold of Zion O, Jerusalem Temple Mount Home of Jewish Temples Center for national life Government, law, religion, economy O, Jerusalem First built by Solomon Destroyed by Babylonians Second built by Zerubbabel Destroyed by the Romans O, Jerusalem The third still to be built Holy of Holies Lost in a sea of stone O, Jerusalem Temple Mount Central importance from age to age Usurped by Holy Sepulcher O, Jerusalem. Christians left and nature destroyed the third temple effort Suffering neglect out of respect O, Jerusalem Temple Mount Seventh-century rubble heap Muslim conquest Recovery, Renew, Reclaim O, Jerusalem Dome of the Rock Al Alsqa Mosque O...