Wednesday 7 May 2003

WALKABOUTSVERSE 104 OF 230

Poem 104 of 230:  ALONG WITH THE INGENUITY

Let us not forget -
    If we should visit
The world’s grand buildings,
    Such as those for kings -
The underlying
    Human suffering,
And inequity,
    Of facades we see.

(C) David Franks 2003

Palace of Versailles, France; 26/6/2023

Imperial Rome's Colosseum; 7/5/2019

Buckingham Public Hospital! 30/3/2016

Burj Khalifa from an airliner; 13/10/2012

The Grand Palace, Bangkok; 10/10/2012