#siesta - Hello Poetry

Cordoba is home to the largest mosque in the world, The Mezquita's architectural splendour is a stunning monument to behold, It is a confluence of Jewish, Islamic and Christian trinity, Whose influence through the ages will stretch to eternity Swarming with tourists be it individuals or groups, Who throng the roads through which they incessantly troop, The multi-cultural mix is what makes the sight so appealing, One cannot but experience the inescapable joyful feeling As one saunters through the must- visit touristic Jewish Quarter, The innumerable winding lanes and by-lanes really do not matter, Rows and rows of shops have a wide range of offerings, All that one needs to do is spend without bothering It's a gourmet's delight at restaurants when it comes to variety, One needs to go through the menu card in it's entirety, The trick is to experiment with different types of food, Hopping in and out of eateries makes you feel so good The sweltering heat does little to dampen the enthusiasm, People go about their work with no less dynamism, The famed Spanish siesta can still be seen at play, With shuttering of shops and offices just past mid-day With tourism a major factor contributing to the economy, It is important to underscore the need to live in harmony, This trait among people is so blatantly on display, An ingrained culture preserved till this very day

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Oct 31, 2018

Oct 31, 2018 at 8:18 PM UTC

UtopianMystique_51

Captivating Cordoba

Cordoba is home to the largest mosque in the world, The Mezquita's architectural splendour is a stunning monument to behold, It is a confluence of Jewish, Islamic and Christian trinity, Whose influence through the ages will stretch to eternity Swarming with tourists be it individuals or groups, Who throng the roads through which they incessantly troop, The multi-cultural mix is what makes the sight so appealing, One cannot but experience the inescapable joyful feeling As one saunters through the must- visit touristic Jewish Quarter, The innumerable winding lanes and by-lanes really do not matter, Rows and rows of shops have a wide range of offerings, All that one needs to do is spend without bothering It's a gourmet's delight at restaurants when it comes to variety, One needs to go through the menu card in it's entirety, The trick is to experiment with different types of food, Hopping in and out of eateries makes you feel so good The sweltering heat does little to dampen the enthusiasm, People go about their work with no less dynamism, The famed Spanish siesta can still be seen at play, With shuttering of shops and offices just past mid-day With tourism a major factor contributing to the economy, It is important to underscore the need to live in harmony, This trait among people is so blatantly on display, An ingrained culture preserved till this very day

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All smiles and giggles when six Turns quickly to fussing and fits Whenever is said, “Naptime. Go directly to bed.” Yet sleep achieves a great feat, For when they are woken The grumpies are beat. If only all woes were as easily solved. Imagine a workplace that had evolved To give people a bed Whenever they needed more sleep for their head. Can you imagine, “Siesta right now. You may not metaphorically plow. Until kindness to rule, you allow.” If only siestas for adults Would bring forgiveness for insults. Perhaps sleep would like magic reduce The times of backstabbing and power abuse, The number of errors, but creativity loose, And lead to more income and clients profuse.

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Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018 at 11:44 PM UTC

Bother

Naptime or Siesta?

All smiles and giggles when six Turns quickly to fussing and fits Whenever is said, “Naptime. Go directly to bed.” Yet sleep achieves a great feat, For when they are woken The grumpies are beat. If only all woes were as easily solved. Imagine a workplace that had evolved To give people a bed Whenever they needed more sleep for their head. Can you imagine, “Siesta right now. You may not metaphorically plow. Until kindness to rule, you allow.” If only siestas for adults Would bring forgiveness for insults. Perhaps sleep would like magic reduce The times of backstabbing and power abuse, The number of errors, but creativity loose, And lead to more income and clients profuse.

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the joyful indolence of a summer's day, the siesta lull which wakes to a slow pushbike ride, or momentary lapses into conversation under the shade of the banyan tree

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Apr 6, 2016

Apr 6, 2016 at 4:19 PM UTC

bill-higham

Siesta

the joyful indolence of a summer's day, the siesta lull which wakes to a slow pushbike ride, or momentary lapses into conversation under the shade of the banyan tree

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The air has a burnt smell It is hot and dry The streets are empty Even the dogs are missing It is a hot and bright afternoon People have taken refuge under the roofs of their homes or work places Even the trees seem to be mute So are the birds and the cattle My throat is dry My mind is blank My brain is asleep Am struggling to keep awake The weather is strange The climate is changing The ponds are dry The brooks are dusty with no water to flow The earth is moving lazy and slow Time seem to crawling because of the heat The noon seems to un-ending The schools are noiseless and sleepy. It is dusty and hazy The only wind being because of the fast moving buses and trucks and some occasional cars The windows are closed so do the doors of the buildings across the streets The rich enjoying their siesta in the air conditioned rooms The poor, sweating it out in their places of work for their daily wages so that they can have some food to eat in the night. so also that the rich can continue to have their peaceful siestas ..

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Oct 23, 2015

Oct 23, 2015 at 1:46 AM UTC

tprmenon

Hot Afternoon!

The air has a burnt smell It is hot and dry The streets are empty Even the dogs are missing It is a hot and bright afternoon People have taken refuge under the roofs of their homes or work places Even the trees seem to be mute So are the birds and the cattle My throat is dry My mind is blank My brain is asleep Am struggling to keep awake The weather is strange The climate is changing The ponds are dry The brooks are dusty with no water to flow The earth is moving lazy and slow Time seem to crawling because of the heat The noon seems to un-ending The schools are noiseless and sleepy. It is dusty and hazy The only wind being because of the fast moving buses and trucks and some occasional cars The windows are closed so do the doors of the buildings across the streets The rich enjoying their siesta in the air conditioned rooms The poor, sweating it out in their places of work for their daily wages so that they can have some food to eat in the night. so also that the rich can continue to have their peaceful siestas ..

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Abela likes to watch some TV at midday once we're back from the beach getting sun she sits there in the lounge of our room holiday hotel place Croatia get me wine she asks me sitting there in that red bikini that my young pecker likes sure I will I tell her white or red? sweet white please so I go get her wine and get beer for myself and sit down the programme on TV is foreign a couple arguing in a room what are they arguing about then? she asks me probably she's found out he's ******** her sister Abela looks at me how did she find that out? I don't know I reply I'm guessing the couple on TV argue more do you think her sister's sexier and that's why he's doing it? Abela says to me sipping wine I drink beer taking in where the red bikini keeps it wrapped I don't know what the two actors say it's foreign I tell her why say what you said then about him ******** with her sister? Abela says to me just a thought in my head I tell her I thank God I haven't a sister she tells me I love her bikini of bright red what about a **** siesta? I ask her we finish up our drinks and she says just as long as you don't pretend I'm the sister I don't have I wouldn't want to think you having *** with her while with me Abela whispers soft in my ear don't worry I tell her your pretend big sister's not my kind but as we get down to having our ****** siesta I keep her big sister (an image I made up) in my mind.

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Jul 7, 2015

Jul 7, 2015 at 3:46 AM UTC

TerryCollett

****** SIESTA 1972.

Abela likes to watch some TV at midday once we're back from the beach getting sun she sits there in the lounge of our room holiday hotel place Croatia get me wine she asks me sitting there in that red bikini that my young pecker likes sure I will I tell her white or red? sweet white please so I go get her wine and get beer for myself and sit down the programme on TV is foreign a couple arguing in a room what are they arguing about then? she asks me probably she's found out he's ******** her sister Abela looks at me how did she find that out? I don't know I reply I'm guessing the couple on TV argue more do you think her sister's sexier and that's why he's doing it? Abela says to me sipping wine I drink beer taking in where the red bikini keeps it wrapped I don't know what the two actors say it's foreign I tell her why say what you said then about him ******** with her sister? Abela says to me just a thought in my head I tell her I thank God I haven't a sister she tells me I love her bikini of bright red what about a **** siesta? I ask her we finish up our drinks and she says just as long as you don't pretend I'm the sister I don't have I wouldn't want to think you having *** with her while with me Abela whispers soft in my ear don't worry I tell her your pretend big sister's not my kind but as we get down to having our ****** siesta I keep her big sister (an image I made up) in my mind.

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