New York by Night: My Fair Lady!
At night, from the Observation Deck
The city is but a diamond necklace.
In every direction, across every inch,
Her vision is entreatingly envious,
She is indeed a lass, My Fair Lady!
Look there! Her Statue of Liberty spires,
See yonder! The Empire State lures high.
Within an arc are three bridges, star-studded-
Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and Manhattan,
Hudson themes a rumbling song.
Just peep under thy toes,
The flap of yore is heard by the Wings.
The Twin Squares, fountains and a sprawling park-
The site of the 9/11 Memorial in cataclysmic tears,
She, for a couple of decades silently bears.
Skyscrapers-bars of gold- copiously abound
To the approaching night lend a twinkling torch.
Dots of light in trillion adorn her veil,
Stars above twinkle to match her robe.
Here I stand enjoying the scenes,
Life plays a prolific theme under my feet.
From atop the world, over a hundred floors,
She is beauty crystalline, caged in glass-
And a tourist fails not to remark:
“Fine and fine, not enough”!
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About this poem
During my trip to the USA in 2017, I went on a trip to New York. NY appealed to me as a showcase of life. The sight of the Empire State Building realized a long cherished dream. Broadway trips enlivened the stories of O Henry. 11/9 Memorial filled my eyes and the view from the One World Observatory at Night was simply classic and beyond words. This poem relates to those scenes.
Written on September 27, 2017
Submitted by ravi_panamanna on December 15, 2023
Modified by ravi_panamanna on December 15, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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Words | 195 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 4, 7 |
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