THAT STRANDED GALLEON
...A cool September day
We came to La Magdalena of Santander
Next to the Beach of Sardinero
To see the penguins and the seals
And the galleons "Ana de Ayala"
The "Cantabria" and the "Quitus Amazona...
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Categories:
santander, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Travelogue
...Discover a country by bus and train
Listen to the sound and look at the sight
Buildings may crumble but people remain
Santander port welcomes with loud refrain
Old station front, new inside, mi...
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Categories:
santander, culture, spanish, travel,
Form: Villanelle
Fanaticism Runs Poetically Amok As Pseudo Tribalism Village Two
...Case in point comprises emotional state of euphoria
would deafeningly, definitely, deliciously get
frenziedly expelled from stadium. Roe ting for
“our boys” packing every last seat in the bleac...
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Categories:
santander, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Fire Within
...Taking the proffered ancient torch in hand
In Altamira, Santander and Lascaux
I am the fire, the flickering, burning brand
That leads the artists' hungering below.
Where forms of deer and bison...
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Categories:
santander, art, environment, fire, nature,
Form: Personification
The Robin Hood of 2016
...Rachael Hood hacked into the Royal Bank,
HSBC, Santander, the Bank of Scotland,
The Clydesdale, Barclays, Lloyds/TSB and the Halifax,
Got into each and every managers’ accounts,
Took ninety p...
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Categories:
santander, computer, corruption, death, children,
Form: Free verse
Silver Strands
...SILVER STRANDS
We left the dusty strands of Santander *
And struck west, seeking Peru, the far shining land,
Our carracks riding high in the water,
Hungry to ground our boats on its silver st...
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Categories:
santander, history, silver,
Form: Quatrain
White Man Came, Took Everything
...They sailed from ports
From Europe's past
To Ancient Civilisations
How long would they last
Genoa, Santander
To name just two
Galleons, traders
Who helped who
Distant lands
So far from their hom...
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Categories:
santander, adventure, faith, history, life,
Form: Rhyme