Mythology & Folklore
Babylon's Gardens Are Burning
From Going-to-the-Sun (1923)
Mythology & Folklore
There, on the shores of the river Euphrates,
Babylon's gardens are burning this morning.
Prophets warned,
Prophets prophesied,
But no one in Babylon heeded the warning.
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MLA
Lindsay, Vachel. “Babylon's Gardens Are Burning.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/243/.
Chicago
Lindsay, Vachel. “Babylon's Gardens Are Burning.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/243/.
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