Oh Nile!
Thou art so great,
A witness to history's gate.
We sail upon you,
On a luxury boat blue.
Cairo, a city ancient,
Rich in culture and heritage.
Lovely warm weather,
Feeling never better,
I wander and dream,
Of Cleopatra's beauty cream.
The love and passion,
Between her and the Roman,
Was very romantic and great,
But for blind fate!
Oh Pyramids and Sphinx!
Thou stand straight and tall,
Unyielding to Time's toll,
To the dust and wind,
They try and resist,
Throughout Time to exist.
A monument for the Pharaohs,
Built with hope and efforts,
A desire to remain eternal,
In the core of every mortal.
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Reviewed by Nicole Davis Vergara (Reader)
Reviewed on August 21, 2003
<Dreamily replying> Oh how I have always wanted to visit Egypt...Cairo and all it splendor...and this lovely poem makes me feel as tho I now just have!
~Nikki~
Reviewed by L M (Reader)
Reviewed on August 21, 2003
Very well done!
Reviewed by nevine Al Seidi (Reader)
Reviewed on August 21, 2003
And so it remained. You know Esra, we have an Arabic saying that goes like this: "Man fear time; but time fears the Pyramids!"
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~Nikki~
Thank you for "Cairo"!
Nevine