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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIMGAD, by ELLEN VINTON
First Line: A forest of pillars in a barren plain
Last Line: Reaching so far into this desert land.
Subject(s): Cities; Rome, Italy; Urban Life
First Line: A forest of pillars in a barren plain
Last Line: Reaching so far into this desert land.
Subject(s): Cities; Rome, Italy; Urban Life
A forest of pillars in a barren plain,
Brown stone against the yellow sand.
A mighty arch to Trajan's name,
A market where the people came,
Houses, temples and a theatre,
Columns carved with beauty rare.
Their roofs have vanished long ago:
Fire, sword and sand have been the foe.
Sad fate for a city so proud and fair,
Centuries she lay beneath the sand
Now she stands revealed -- Timgad:
Southern outpost of Rome's mighty hand,
Reaching so far into this desert land.
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