Ayu in Palmyra



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...

8 comments:

  1. Centuries later, it was destroyed. How sad. Hugs to you, Ninotaziz.

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  2. Amazing to see the ancient structures still standing. Your poem preserves them too.

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  3. This is wonderful. Love and Light, Sender

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  4. So many melodious words to construct the perfect image in the mind's eye.

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  5. Beautifully done. The photos of the ruins are perfect to accompany it.

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  6. Your beautiful words both teach us and carress our ears Ninotaziz...this is spectacular! :-)

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  7. The Syrian landscape is definitely a thing of wonder...thanks for sharing this with us. (^_^)

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  8. ninotaziz,
    I appreciated your words and supporting images.
    A wonder to preserve.....

    Best wishes, Eileen

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