City of Gold
For all its havoc, grunge and wreckage,
sirens howling, smog and stench,
the city glowed celestial,
adorned in gold, absolved of sin,
aglow and haloed during dusk,
like El Dorado for an hour.
City of Gold © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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6 lines (prompt requirement). Image (city drenched in sunlight) inspiration challenge prompt - link:
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Submitted: April 16, 2021