Poetry · The “Flatiron” and the Ruins of Palmyra

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.”