A Historic Habitation

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This us a poem about Egypt. It is a very dry country (line 1); invented the sailing boats and other items (lines 1 & 2); It possesses the world’s oldest dress which is about 5,000 years old (line 4); Ancient Egyptians worshipped over 1,400 dietes (line 5); the Nile river is the longest in the world (line 7); make up serves as protection from the sun and has magical healing powers (lines 9 & 10); the lost Egyptian city of Heracleion was found after 1200 years under the sea (lines 12 & 13)

A dry habitat where sailing boats were invented and the paper, pens, keys and toothpaste. Also where beer was a national currency and the last dress standing is preserved. This dwelling offers worship to more than a thousand deities and cats’ funerals are honoured with the shave of the eyebrows The most numbered Arab citizenry possessing the globally most spanned river course. Eye painting is practiced by both genders for healing ability and a cover against the sun. Even with the myth of mummification and the awe of Giza It is certainly true that one of its habitations Was found to be swallowed by the sea

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Debbie Guzzi

Date: 6/11/2015 9:32:00 AM

A magical and sad place, a place where too many have been enslaved, a place of great wealth for the few and mountains of poverty, Egypt. [Prose poetry] Light & Love

Funom Makama
Date: 2/1/2016 7:43:00 AM

Thank you so much Debbie

M. L. Kiser

Date: 6/10/2015 9:04:00 PM

Wonderful poem! I have always loved everything Egyptian and the world has a lot for which to, thanks the ancient Egyptians. One of my fav's and I give it a "7".

Funom Makama
Date: 2/1/2016 7:43:00 AM

Thank you so much Kiser