Vesuvius

Pompey, your armies sieged Jerusalem's
Walls; One hundred forty-four years did pass;
God would avenge Jerusalem for twice
Siege and massacre; Woe! Good Jewish men
Did die, but God did make Rome pay the price.
For at Pompeii Vesuvius would cast
Its porous pumice upon the women
Men and children in that city's cozy
Walls; where within, vestments worn by priests
Were preserved by that great city smitten.
Where a testament of that city's past
Is seen for all, how judgment can come within a night.