Massed crowds of all creeds jostle to enter
Inside cool air and dim light calms the soul
Eyes gaze around this spiritual centre
Built form and faith symbols create a whole
In the greatest mosque squats the Christian place
Two toned stacked arches on columns in line
Iconic forms give an opulent face
Geometric shapes in a complex design
Religion with social is the Muslims’ way
Sahn, zullah and mihrab lead one to prayer
And then Christian gospel no social say
High alter dominance makes one aware
Caliphate, Gothic and Baroque do converge
Yet these two faiths so close will never merge
27 January 2020
Categories:
cordoba, spanish, spiritual, travel,
Form: Sonnet
Big giant thanks to Dr. Cordoba,
Who attended career day in Robe-A,
Went to school in the east,
Hypnotherapist beast.
We are licensed, Me and Dr. Cordo
Categories:
cordoba, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Limerick
Un día voy a ir a ti, Córdoba
pasearé por las antiguas calles empedradas
y escucharé los ecos de hace muchos siglos,
de cuando los musulmanes gobernaron Andalusia
Veré las coloridas túnicas que fluyen
blancas contrastando con el sol deslumbrante,
infinitos jardines de simetría, flores exóticas, fuentes, cascadas.
Córdoba, entras en mi alma,
el aroma a especias y perfumes dulces saldrá de tus bazares
junto a los científicos, médicos y poetas.
Te vivo con el pensamiento,
zumbando estás entre ideas, vibrante,
una nueva forma de vida tolerante
en una increíble amalgama de personas, religiones, lenguas;
Así es como trabajamos mejor
vivimos entonces nuestro mejor momento,
¡Ah, cómo te anhelo mi Córdoba!
Categories:
cordoba, beauty, spanish,
Form: Prose Poetry
One day I will go to Cordoba
Walk along the old cobbled streets
And hear the echoes
From many centuries ago
When the Muslims ruled Iberia
I will see the colourful flowing robes
Or white against the dazzling sun
Endless gardens of symmetry
Exotic flowers, fountains, cascading waterfalls
Cordoba enters my soul
The scent of spices and sweet perfumes
Will waft from the bazaars
The scientists, physicians, poets
Alive with thought, buzzing with ideas, vibrant
A new, tolerant, exciting way of life
An amalgamation of people, religions, languages
That is how we worked best
Lived at our best
How I yearn for that Cordoba
Categories:
cordoba, emotions, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
the sun overhead is noticably upset.
the sun is late in the evening raging
through its galitic colisack.
round and round it goes.
the sun is a 1980 chrysler cordoba.
the sun has an eight track that plays
lou rahls "love is a hurtin thing".
Categories:
cordoba, allegory, funeral, sun,
Form: Sijo