Best Capital City Poems

the grace of Paris
lingering in my thoughts. . . 
Madrid’s grimy walls

As our small group of students entered Madrid, it was an early morning in late January. We had left behind us what has been called the most beautiful city in the world, and I...

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St Patrick’s Alphabet

A is America land of the free

B is for Beatles as Irish as me

C is the great Cliffs of Moher so pretty

D is for Dublin the capital city

E is for Eire – true name of my land

F is for Fionn and the Fianna...

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A MESSAGE TO EINSTEIN
Originally Composed in Persian Language by:
M. H. Shahryar (1904- 1988)
Translated into English by:
 Abdullah Bageri Hamidi

Einstein! An unspecified greeting! Well, pardon;
Running in the twilight of moonlight, fair;
With the curl of the wavering hair,
Here comes the Breeze of the East
Having armful bunches of...

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As Ecowas  sanctioned Niger, 
some neighbour countries members 
of Ecowas opposed those sanctions
on their African brothers and sisters 
which are useless.
current president of Burkinafaso "
the very young president on the planet " 
sent three hundred trucks of foods 
and other things,  escorted by his military
to...

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January: is mountain of blessing where the births sing with hope for those 
Semen mentioned on this occasion to Ottoman Empire where conqueror doesn't 
Need dozens of sword to shout. He only understands the cap of his life when 
January was burn since the inception...

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At a mosque at Fatahpur, India, --- what was the capital city of the
Mughal Empire, --- Akbar (r. 1556 - 1505), the third emperor of the Empire, had constructed the largest gateway in India.  This imperial construct, Akbar's
Triumphal Arch, was meant to symbolize the...

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This famous city of antiquity
had its name changed in 1930.
We once called it Constantinople.
Today, it is known as Istanbul.
People located here in North America,
see it on the map bridging Europe and Asia.
Once capital city of the Byzantines,
it has witnessed many bloody battle scenes.
This is the...

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"Hawaii" is a children's song, sung to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".

Hawaii is a group of islands formed by volcanic activity.
Honolulu is Hawaii's capital city.
In 1959, Hawaii became America's 50th state.
It's tropical climate and tranquil waters make Hawaii great!

Bonus activity: Explain...

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Again! 
We woke up to the gory tale of another one
A carnage of a gargantuan quantum
An appalling scenario
That left us wondering of an inferno
Once again, 
Terror reigned like King over us

Jos, the capital city of Plateau
Was agog with an unbridled massacre 
The warriors of faith...

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a rangoli pattern 
in a Mumbai courtyard --
oil lamps flicker

*Mumbai /m?m'ba?/, also known as Bombay, is the capital city 
of the Indian state of Maharashtra. 

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Sprawling green gardens super 
Brilliant, breezy cool weather 
Bustling busy night life 
Clubbing culture that does strike 
Thriving tech talent pool 
With culture uniquely cool 
Fastest growing tech hub 
City of many clubs and pub 
Millennial-friendly city rocks 
A magnificent megacity just laughs 
City of...

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Although you were not allowed to cross over the mountaintop to step on the Promised Land, the dream you sowed one hot summer day on a seemingly hardened barren soil finally came true after two score and five long years of struggle.  After you...

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Klaatu was an alien who came from a planet near a distant star.
To deliver a message to the people of the earth, he came far.
Klaatu’s home was far beyond the orbit of our moon.
The time of the year happened to be in the summer month...

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Winter

Snowflakes crowd the sky
tumble in silence to earth
their journey ended.
           ***

Note:
   The old 'Sanjo-ohashi Bridge' spanned the Kamo River to Kyoto, the former imperial capital city of Japan during the Edo period; aka...

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Paramaribo

Take a trip recently to
A country in South America
I meet a very friendly girl
Say she name is Narissa

 Paramaribo is the capital city
With so much things to see
And she was so very kind
To show it all to me

Then she invites me home
 To meet her...

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