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Gracht  are canals in Netherlands*

Dancing ladies are Tall houses that are built on wooden piles. They are built at an angle to look like they are dancing to a song!*

 

If you seek to fully understand, This complex human jam, You just need a ticket in hand, To fly to Amsterdam! History walks the streets here, In every pavement stone, You find friendship and cheer, On every face In town! Watch the cyclist to the right, They have the right of way, Trams, buses are packed tight, As the Dutch start their day! Explore the city on your foot, And relish the jolly sites, Take a camera click and shoot, The brilliance of the nights! Tall buildings on either sides, With waterways in the middle, Spend a few euros on a ride, To solve the human riddle! Four centuries you will travel, In a ride around the Gracht, The mysteries quickly unravel, As you relax in the raft! Seventy bridges link the city, That floats on wooden piles, “The dancing ladies” look so pretty, As they lean to their sides! Great masters of colour and paint, Lived their lives on this land, Amongst the sinners and saints, Were Van Gogh and Rembrandt! War and peace, joy and tears, Carved this beautiful place, Good days amidst daunting fears, As they etched out their space! Coffee shops are everywhere, And the window girls in town, It is Cannabis best be aware, Before you bite and gulp it down! It is a beautiful, honest city, That is fair to one and all, While the rest of us talk of piety, Our values and morals appal! Health and wealth together ride, On cycles, buses and tram, Simple honesty is their guide, In the city of Amsterdam!!

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Date: 9/25/2022 1:15:00 AM
Amsterdam, city of my teenage years, just as I remember it. 50 years later still the same lively city. Well captured - Terry
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Date: 11/18/2019 4:00:00 PM
Sounds sooo charming to me, Krish. Have never been there but you paint a lovely picture, dear friend. Panagiota Romios
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Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 11/19/2019 12:33:00 AM
Thanks Panagiota! You must visit to see this different city!! The Dutch are very friendly people!!
Date: 11/17/2019 9:48:00 PM
Great poem about a great city.
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Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 11/17/2019 11:41:00 PM
Thanks Peter.
Date: 11/17/2019 2:16:00 PM
brilliant poetry...
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Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 11/17/2019 2:41:00 PM
Thanks very much.
Date: 11/17/2019 8:10:00 AM
Well done...been there seen it and was Fun...
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Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 11/17/2019 8:14:00 AM
Thanks Arturo

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