It rains, off and on

Upon a grey Parthenon weeping

acid tears down disfigured marble brought

streaking.  Oh!  Why have you wrought

This onslaught of grime

Upon my temple once sublime

Crime!  cried Athene Parthenos,

In pathos, goddess of wisdom divine

daughter of Zeus, shrieking

Patron of Athens, supine

in grief and disdain, freaking

It snows now and then

Thrice a century, and when the temple gleams,

she screams with pride, sings sweet refrain

Athena smiles again

Music track: Adagio – Tomaso Albinoni