Once core of the Land of The Rising Sun,
Where the business of Emperors were done.
Over a thousand-years a capital,
Flourishing art and culture of people.
Most cities emerged from little bazaars,
From little candles to luminous stars.
But now a city of customs and calm,
Where all the fine-arts and culture blooms from.
Cities like these are filled with mystery,
Alluring folks from distance silently.
Mar 10, 2017
Mar 10, 2017 at 3:21 PM UTC
Once core of the Land of The Rising Sun,
Where the business of Emperors were done.
Over a thousand-years a capital,
Flourishing art and culture of people.
Most cities emerged from little bazaars,
From little candles to luminous stars.
But now a city of customs and calm,
Where all the fine-arts and culture blooms from.
Cities like these are filled with mystery,
Alluring folks from distance silently.
I've never been there but I think it's a beautiful city.
This is an excerpt of my much longer work where I am describing Kyoto and its surroundings in rhyming couplets (the Mesnevi poetic-form).
