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Vienna

  • Posted on December 4, 2021December 5, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Vienna

A city of coffees and cakes
Schnitzels and strudels
Maybe even a cake with flakes
But rarely anything with noodles

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Rome

  • Posted on November 21, 2021December 5, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Rome

The seven hills call my name
Time to return home
Had my fill of seeming fame
And anxious to get back to Rome

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The City at Night

  • Posted on November 20, 2021January 23, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

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…

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Music City

  • Posted on July 28, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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Brighton

  • Posted on July 3, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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Chicago Blues

  • Posted on May 31, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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Florence

  • Posted on May 30, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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Barcelona

  • Posted on May 22, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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The Parthenon

  • Posted on February 14, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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…

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A Garden in the City

  • Posted on January 31, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
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,…

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