COLUMN OF JERASH

 COLUMN OF JERASH

A funny thing happened to me 

In Flushing Meadows-Corona Park 

I ran into a thirty foot column

From the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Now the Jordanian city of Jerash

Which is over 5700 miles away

The column was a gift presented by the King of Jordan

For the 1964/65 World's Fair

The marble column with a Corinthian capital on top

Dates from 120 C.E. 

Once thought to be one of the so-called 

Whispering Columns of the Temple of Artemis

In 2015 further archaeological research concluded it was not 

Nevertheless it spoke loud and clear

But apparently only to me

As the center of the attention was on the nearby soccer game 

So I had this ancient wonder all to myself 

Who built it?

How long did it take?

We'll probably never know those secrets

What's telling though is after

 Almost two thousand years

The Column of Jerash 

Still maintains a majestic quality 

Some age better than others