My Interpretation of London

The air tastes old here,
not dirty,
but seeing and wise,

There is little space here,
not crowded,
but full, occupied

The people rush here,
not rudely,
but they have no time

I want to stay here,
not live,
but experience

-Nancy-Anne McLaren

  This summer I took a vacation to London. I thought it was a beautiful city full of life and people. This poem reflects a few of my thoughts on the city; mainly it's large population, busy atmosphere, and old cultured feeling. I found the streets in London extremely narrow which gave the city character and depth. The buildings would almost hangover you and made you feel enclosed. I really enjoyed my time in London, however as I meantioned in the last stanza I would not want to live there. Being occupied, hurried, and old may give the city definition, but also have their downsides. To add flow to this poem I used the repitition of "here" at the end of every first line and the repition of "but" at the beginning of every second line. I also kept each stanza three lines and made each line of similar length.