Caravan city Palmyra
Older than the Book of Kings
Built by the prophet
In the desert
The city hovered
Upon clouds of sand
Hadrian, Zenobia
Khalid ibn Walid and civil wars
Shaped rule over Palmyra
Ayu from Aurea Chersonese
Captures the ruins
In perfect light
Centuries later...
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An old friend from school, Ayu was in Syria in September
And her photos (these are from Wikipedia) inspired this poem...
Centuries later, it was destroyed. How sad. Hugs to you, Ninotaziz.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see the ancient structures still standing. Your poem preserves them too.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. Love and Light, Sender
ReplyDeleteSo many melodious words to construct the perfect image in the mind's eye.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. The photos of the ruins are perfect to accompany it.
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful words both teach us and carress our ears Ninotaziz...this is spectacular! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Syrian landscape is definitely a thing of wonder...thanks for sharing this with us. (^_^)
ReplyDeleteninotaziz,
ReplyDeleteI appreciated your words and supporting images.
A wonder to preserve.....
Best wishes, Eileen