Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Tribute to a city

The golden grandeur
Majestic structures,
Fantastic facades,
Of impressive edifices.

In its peak of glory,
Flourishing prosperity,
Once that there was,
Seemed to vanish in a flash.

Fractured buildings,
Surfaced with wounds.
Broken pavements lined,
With dried up gardens.
Was it the pain of progress?
The modernization protocols,
The larval metamorphosis
Of shedding old for new, rather.

Grandeur back in display,
Resurfacing affluence.
The noisy lavishness
In the tread of evolution.

Origin as a humble hamlet
Surging on to a urban hub,
From ancient to modern,
Eternal in its undying spirit.


Inspired by: Forwards

16 comments:

  1. A city certainly has a spirit. You did a great job with this one.

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  2. cities have souls man and I think you captured it.

    Soul Trade

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  3. Every city has it's own spirit, it's own unique imprint and you've illustrated that well here. A very well written, vivid piece.

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  4. Interesting how a place can change so much but still feel the same somehow. You've captured that well.

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  5. I feel as though you've taken us on tour of a city who stood strong, fell and rebuilt. Your words encompass its beauty and dilapidation incredibly well. Have a great night.

    Note: I commented on your posts below too- as far down as the poem Five. See ya~

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  6. we don't write enough tributes to cities!
    I liked this a lot!

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  7. The ebb and flow of life...beautiful.

    b

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  8. A city's soul? Or a city's ghosts?
    Excellent piece!

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  9. Great use of the words and a well written piece of poetry.

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  10. You managed to capture the essence of change, of cities waxing and waning... of evolution in such a beautiful, natural way. What a delight!
    ~April

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  11. Cities define the attitudes of those who live around them.

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  12. Woww... i could see a 100 years of a city pass by.. Really well done.. Your pen name seems fitting in this tale of a city.

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