Sonnet London Poems

And, never cede shall be the battle cry
as London braces ‘neath a screaming tide.
Though flames from hell kept falling from the sky, 
tenacity was not...

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To wake beneath a bridge, absurd
Understanding not a single word
Of language lacking meter, grammar
An ageing cuckolds pleading stammer

Sunrise denied sweet fogs corona
Beneath this bridge in...

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Within these abandoned stone abbey walls
An old coffin can be seen on the site—
And strange sounds from the creatures of the night
Are heard echoing through...

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City-dweller, indifferent to its site,
It thrives where other trees give up the fight
Against the traffic fumes and air pollution;
Its attractive flaking bark, the solution.
With golden...

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Oh to live on the land of great poets
Keats, Shelly, Wordsworth and Shakespeare plus more,
this land of bravery, tales of heroics
a land that's tranquil, seas...

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London suffers  more catastrophe
As  screams awaken sleepers in this tower
A high rise block with only one exit
Oh, many  folk will take their...

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Conclusion

So, there it is.  We’ve had a little glimpse
into the human life of one straight street,
where wants and wishes wash and clash and meet
(should...

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(Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the greatest of Victorian
poets, formed a very close relationship with
Arthur Hallam and frequently visited the Hallam
home in Wimpole Street.  After Hallam's...

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(Wimpole Street, in the West End of London,
has been the scene of many interesting events,
from the elopement of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
to The Beatles composing "Help!")

The...

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In the City Of London lights shine bright
People passing the streets as we walk by
Looking at the lights shining yellow light
We grab lover’s hand and...

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There is a wedding in old London town
A handsome man and his radiant bride
Ivory silk made up her graceful gown.
A merry throng had gathered in...

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