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Dylan's City
The serpentine chain of terraced houses
With their congregation of chimneys
Cloak the hills
Below the City Centre thrives
On tearooms and cafés
With free Wi-Fi and cookies on trays
People live in the cyber world of smart phones
Some pause to drop pennies for songs of praise
Especially those who have nothing more to lose
Life moves at a fast pace
But the past exerts itself
Resists change
Poetry still echoes in the streets
Of Swansea
Verses glow in Brunswick
Or the Uplands Tavern
Poets still meet at the DTC*
They read
To keep the ghost of Dylan alive
And not far
The bay caresses the oyster mouth road
Gently.
Dr Shehzad Latif
*Dylan Thomas Centre
STRIKES THE HEART
This one strikes the heart. You have amalgamated the present, past and future so nicely. I wish you compose many more poems like this one. May God Almighty bless you!
Muhammad Naveed Ahmed.
Pen name:Emmenay.
Yahoo email ID:Ambitious7
Initials: M.N. Ahmed.
This was very beautiful Shazi.............
I personally think one of the best poems you have written............ Inspiration is a grand thing huh? Sincerely, Melissa Lundeen.
Thank you
Hi Melissa, thank you for your kind comments. I try my best. One good news I wanted to share with you. I have for the 2nd year running been commended in a very prestigious competition called the Hippocrates Initiative. There are more than 1000 entries from 31 countries and i have ended up being in the top 20. Google "the hippocrates prize" for poetry and medicine and let me know. How is his highness, any contact?
Congrads..............
I've not heard from him in like 6 months. He made a quick phone call wishing me a belated happy birthday. You probably know more of what he is doing than me. Again congrads on the poem entry.........M.