I’ve been roaming through the ruins
Finding the foundations
Sifting through the centuries;
The nativity of nations
A pantheon of the powerful
Creating colosseums
Stones torn from a temple
The remnants of religion
Even obelisks from Egypt
Claimed from Cleopatra
by Romulus and Remus
Are repurposed by St Peter
I’ve been roaming through the ruins
of Mankind and his motions
Sifting through the centuries;
The nativity of notions
Walter de Jong
- Submitted in response to Poetry Prompt #34
Walter said: When I was in Rome I was struck by the juxtaposition of elements from ancient to modern times that could be seen and the evidence and influence of shifting political and religious tides through time; Egyptian, Greek, Jewish and Christian side by side, layer on layer in the exposed strata.
Australian Children’s Poetry 
A beautiful poem Walter