THE HOLLOW LAND

THE HOLLOW LAND

Elmson the marbled skyWalling this hollow land,Write something black that IFind hard to understand.Belshazzar in his hall,Belshazzar and those lordsSaw suddenly on the wallGreat crooked words:A doom, a doom of fear ...Something our hearts forgetIs mighty still and nearTo claim his debt.Behold before it falls—Behold the mighty handOf Nature on the wallsOf the hollow land!

Elmson the marbled skyWalling this hollow land,Write something black that IFind hard to understand.Belshazzar in his hall,Belshazzar and those lordsSaw suddenly on the wallGreat crooked words:A doom, a doom of fear ...Something our hearts forgetIs mighty still and nearTo claim his debt.Behold before it falls—Behold the mighty handOf Nature on the wallsOf the hollow land!

Elmson the marbled skyWalling this hollow land,Write something black that IFind hard to understand.

Elmson the marbled sky

Walling this hollow land,

Write something black that I

Find hard to understand.

Belshazzar in his hall,Belshazzar and those lordsSaw suddenly on the wallGreat crooked words:

Belshazzar in his hall,

Belshazzar and those lords

Saw suddenly on the wall

Great crooked words:

A doom, a doom of fear ...Something our hearts forgetIs mighty still and nearTo claim his debt.

A doom, a doom of fear ...

Something our hearts forget

Is mighty still and near

To claim his debt.

Behold before it falls—Behold the mighty handOf Nature on the wallsOf the hollow land!

Behold before it falls—

Behold the mighty hand

Of Nature on the walls

Of the hollow land!


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