Prague Sonnet

This is just an incredible city and I never get tired of writing poems about it.

We marvel at the beauty of the reef

A cemetery deep beneath the sea

Where tiny little corals came to grief

Prague is a work of art that took centuries to create

And this is what their bodies came to be

As I walk down this ancient city’s streets

And try to know this ancient city’s heart

I see how it’s complex but still complete

A jigsaw puzzle made of many parts

How many people worked until they died

Hearts and minds dressed up in skin and bone

To build this monument to human pride

Stacking bricks and carving things in stone

Centuries of work is quite a price

For us to look and say “that’s very nice.”