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Poetic visual interpretation: Close view of rainwater running down a rough limestone surface in night shadows, a disclosed metaphor for the city's tears, no person.
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Lamentations 1:2

Tears in the Night

The City Weeps Alone · Lamentations 1

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 1:2. Close view of rainwater running down a rough limestone surface in night shadows, a disclosed metaphor for the city's tears, no person. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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2She weeps bitterly in the night, with her tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has no comforter. All her companions have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies.

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