A city of coffees and cakes
Schnitzels and strudels
Maybe even a cake with flakes
But rarely anything with noodles
Category: Cities
Rome
The seven hills call my name
Time to return home
Had my fill of seeming fame
And anxious to get back to Rome
The City at Night
Concrete candles light the nightBut all empty and aloneAre we sure this is right?When all the workers have flown Empty shops and pavementsNo one even looking in a windowBut you will find some apartmentsWhere the…
Music City
Music City has my heartever been there, but it’s my homeMy life keeps us apartLet me go home, no more Rome Never been there, but it’s home Hank, Merle, Johnny, Willie, DollySo many greats, so…
Brighton
A mecca of bygone daysWith many quaint shopsAnd a maze of alley waysAll tempting you to stop A stroll on the pierA ride on the rollercoasterOr stop and enjoy a beerThe pier is your oyster…
Chicago Blues
Chicago blues was forged by steelMules and levees didn’t do it anymoreIndustry turned he wheelAnd the Blues opened the door Country acoustic went electricUrban sounds needed a voiceThrow in a “harp” and the result was…
Florence
Birthplace of the renaissanceAnd keeper of “David”One day take a chanceTo visit the city that hasn’t faded Art and beauty is at its heartSo much to see and be amazedThe problem is where to startIn…
Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, BarcelonaFind a square, find a caféJust the place to enjoy a CoronaAnd dream your life away Las Rambla. A street for allFind a souvenir kiosk or a pavement caféPay them a callA waste…
The Parthenon
The Parthenon calls us to rememberSo many stones, so much historyIt seems to have been there foreverBut still shrouded in mystery Dedicated to the goddess of warWe still visit and worshipA place that is still…
A Garden in the City
I had a garden in the cityA place of peace and colourSomewhere that was prettyHelping make life less duller I had a garden in the cityAll year round a variety of bloomsMany shapes and sizes,…