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Saturday, 12 July 2008

Rockin' Chair Writers. Prompt #2.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU WALK
Montmatre to Montparnasse
Sorbonne to Pigalle.
Fifth Avenue to Forty second street
and Broadway.
No matter where you walk
these streets sing
and those walls talk.
If this was Paris
or New York
these streets would sing
those walls would talk.
But this is England
and it hums and it hums.
London and its rubber drums
Manchester and her slums...
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15 comments:

  1. Linda12 July 2008 at 02:21

    I like how the last three lines rhyme, like everything fits right when you are home!

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  2. Andy Sewina12 July 2008 at 02:38

    Hi Linda, not only do the last three lines rhyme but also 'rubber drums' is rhyming slang too.

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  3. gautami tripathy12 July 2008 at 04:43

    It has a beat to it.

    I like the internal rhymings.

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  4. Andy Sewina12 July 2008 at 10:16

    Thanks Gautami, I'm just hanging this one out to dry..

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  5. Anonymous12 July 2008 at 14:33

    Having been to three out of the four cities, they do have a beat that is unique.

    Thanks for joining the prompt this week.

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  6. anthonynorth12 July 2008 at 16:07

    A lively poem, and the rhyming at the end is excellent.

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  7. Robin12 July 2008 at 18:21

    I think it's all a matter of perspective - to me the streets of London often sing with the voice of thousands of immigrants, blending old with new in an ever-changing melody.

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  8. Andy Sewina12 July 2008 at 18:57

    Yeah thanks Brian, You're spot on and Manchester has a cool beat too..

    Thanks Anthony, I thought I'd throw a little rhyme in.

    Hi Robin, That's so true it is a matter of perspective, the point I was trying to make was that London and Manchester are just ordinary to me but Paris and New York are perhaps places that I aspire to be.

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  9. Andy Sewina13 July 2008 at 01:27

    Thanks Just Jen, London and Manchester are the Cities I know best. Paris and New York are like magical places in my imagination, they are special, and for me their streets are still paved with gold. Whereas London and Manchester have long since lost their lustre.

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  10. Tammy Brierly13 July 2008 at 17:49

    Nice to meet you!

    I enjoyed the beat and emotion you exposed here. They all have slums and I'm sure Manchester has a few songs you have forgotten. ;)

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  11. Andy Sewina13 July 2008 at 18:38

    Nice to meet you too Tammy and thanks for commenting. And Yes, you're right on both counts.

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  12. Anonymous13 July 2008 at 20:08

    The repetition of the lines "and those walls..." lays on some great percussion.
    I like the flow of thought

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  13. Andy Sewina13 July 2008 at 21:09

    Thanks Aar, I just read your 'song' it was such fun!

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  14. Robin14 July 2008 at 12:52

    Sorry, it took me a few days to get back here. I completely get what you were saying, and saying quite well I might add. To me, London is the exotic where New York will always be the familiar comfort of home.

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  15. Andy Sewina14 July 2008 at 17:32

    Thanks Robin, I'm glad we got that one cleared up.

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