To the Ruins of Palmyra this the 'Flatiron' ad-
drest :
'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.'
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem