By Terrence Sykes
London embanks uponThe Thames - laced with many bridges
Cairo cradles upon
The Nile - lacking any bridges
My old flat sheltered me from driving rain & cold
My new quarters shield me from drought & sand storms
Big Ben keeps time on the Grand Isle
Minarets mark the passage in the Delta
Armored crocodiles patrol the banks & waters while
Marked birds soar & threaten from the vast sky above
The shadows of the last war linger & haunt
A new war looms heavy & low as mosquitos
The morning fog overflows its banks - Waters reach flood stage at dawn
Though drought - fear & doubt reign upon parched lands
