Myrtle and Myrrh/The "Flatiron" and the Ruins of Palmyra

by Ameen Rihani

 

THE "FLATIRON" AND THE RUINS OF PALMYRA

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."