Marvel Of Madrid Poem by Bernedita Rosinha Pinto

The marvel of Madrid is so indescribable
that the allurement it holds and offers
is so amazing and unbelievably delightful;
the cathedral and palaces are so spectacular,
the buildings and apartments are also so plentiful
and though some of them are so ancient or modern,
together they stand tall to disclose
their own history, identity and present.

Also the traffic on the roads of Madrid
is always so fast and furious,
it looks like a Formula-one race has just started
as each car-driver keeps alerting you
to get out of his way before he bangs your vehicle
as they drive fast with a speed of lightening
that even the moving clouds in the skies
must be feeling so bewildered and defeated.

And it looks like the traffic cops have more jobs to do
than chase and control those habitual high-speed drivers;
and d though Madrid is so full of rush and run,
the traffic signals always keep blinking red and green lights
to make everyone aware to adhere to rules of safety.

Yes, the city of Madrid always so full of exuberance
as young couples are seen walking holding hands,
and when they feel romantic they suddenly start kissing
as if they will never reach their bedrooms;
this show of love and romance goes on everywhere
as young couples find Madrid so warm and amiable.

And as these young people keep walking
with vigor and sweethearts,
the old keep managing their days
with rigors of old age and solitude;
and just as autumn keeps painting the leaves yellow,
the sunshine keeps peeping every now and then
to make lovers mellow.

And though the winter nights keep freezing everyone
even in their jackets and blankets,
each person by his or her own strength and reason
passes every season;
and though each person by his or her own ego and energy endures a hectic life-style,
each person by his or her own sense of enjoyment
chooses serenity and friendship for co-existence.

And while some in the pubs sit to have beer with tapas,
some sit on the boulevards and enjoy a coffee;
some sip glasses of wine and enjoy smoking,
some keep rushing to work and follow their regular routine.

Yes, the cheerfulness of Madrid is so unstoppable
that while those castles and those cathedrals keep glowing,
the delight and the fascination that Madrid emanates
makes visitors and tourists appreciate and admire
the grandeur of a city so full of wonders
that as people come and see it's exquisiteness
they carry home those memories which are hard to forget
but thrilling to recollect and cherish.