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My City Fair




So ‘cosmopolitan',
My city fair,
That dear green place,
The hallowed memories there,  
The streets are steep,
Yet wide the crossings be,
Step back in time,
The past still follows me,

Step off the train,
I meet a man in town,
The train is late,  
He greets me a frown,
A piper on the corner,
Plays the crowd,
My city fair,
Stands ever, ever proud,

The ancient buildings,
Blending with the new,
The high rise glass hotel,
Commands the view,
The river Clyde still flows,
The current strong,
My city fair,
Old streets, where I belong,

The crowds disperse,
As dusk falls with the rain,
I wander to the station,
Catch the train,
Look back to see the turn,
From day to night,
My city never sleeps,
The bird takes flight.

Linda Harnett, ©2008


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There's the bird that never flew,
There's the fish that never swam,
There's the bell that never rang".
 

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