From Local to Urban (Poem)
Once a native farmer,
arrived in a big city,
and as he glanced around,
his heart was filled with pity.
Everywhere there was concrete,
instead of the usual green grass,
even the pots usually made of mud,
were unexpectedly made of brass!
Instead of coffee houses to dine,
all he could see were glamorous discos,
and on the wall of the city-dwellers,
instead of sculptures; there were frescoes!
And as he stood on a busy road,
he couldn't bear the smoke and fumes,
"The city's surely like hell!",
is what he began to assume.
Lastly his eyes fell upon a vague figure,
which reminded and seemed like a tree,
all lonesome and black with smoke and soot,
was the last one the city would ever see...
(Originally composed in 2013)

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