Bridging The Gap

I have always been fascinated by Bridges and think this one is particularly beautiful I found these pictures which have been painted as a mural at Harvey Nichols in Bristol .

Bridging The Gap 

Mural situated in Harvey Nichols Bristol 

There in all your majesty, steel and cables 

Surveying lives and history

People crossed over, 

They communicated and bartered,

Underneath cargo passed in ships 

In full sail, sometimes chartered

Bridging areas yet uncharted. 

Built  for domestic economy,

Giving  Bristol more autonomy,

In times when ships carried wines and slaves. 

They bridged the enclaves and gorge 

With cables and steel, which they had forged, 

Bridging societies and economy .

Your  beauty and  majestic splendour 

Now forever ours ,to admire and devour, 

Your cables stretched and strained 

Between those two sturdy towers 

When things were constructed for industry

Bridging the gap from history.

Above now hot air balloons 

Seasonally float by like sky flowers

People still admire the engineering feat

Art, society, history all converge and meet

Bridging the gaps seems now complete !

 More : INFO for Clifton Suspension Bridge
Submitted to :Gooseberry Goes Poetic whose theme was object 

Urbans United

I wrote this for dVerse Poetics Theme Going Urban Although there was a picture Prompt I choose mine of Bristol UK I love the place because my daughter lives there, it has a cultural Vibe which I feel one can feel and its also the home town of street /graffiti artist Banksy who fascinates me.

This poem also I hope reflects how a young person growing up in an english city may feel this week ( I'm a country girl )

Urbans United 

A Banksy  Situated at Hotwells Bristol UK

I live in my city ....the place of my birth,
Just a regular kid with feelings of self worth
But as I stroll down my street,
Its dismay, disgust and fear that I meet,                              
Surely loutish sensibilities for my age is not a must!
The machinery and soul of this hub, must be trust!

SO Urbanites unite!
Cos our kids are Alright !

People who look like my nanna, mum and dad,
Treat me like a yob,and make me feel bad,
But I love the buildings that build my history,
The rebels who choose to destroy them I find a mystery,
Its the people here who also make it right!
We work together, make our community tight!

SO Urbanites unite! 

Cos our kids are alright! 

So Urbanites united 

We will teach the kids who rioted, 

To feel respect ,feel bonded,. 

Help write their success stories  

Our cities colours will reflect  in their glory !

So Urbanites unite! 

Our Kids are alright !

Picture taken of Bristol By Amy Shepherd On her walk Home From work .