English poem
The “Flatiron” and the Ruins of Palmyra
by Ameen Rihani (1876–1940)
To the Ruins of Palmyra this the “Flatiron” addrest: “Did you ever in your glory Dream of looking up to see my crest?”
To the “Flatiron” the Ruins thus replied across the sea: “We were like thee yesterday. To-morrow thou wilt like us be.”