Versos English Ameen Rihani The “Flatiron” and the Ruins of Palmyra

English poem

The “Flatiron” and the Ruins of Palmyra

by (1876–1940)

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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.”