There’s Xanadu, Valhalla, Atlantis and mystical Mu
But most of all, I’d like to know about these two:
If you could, where would you go
Mythical Shangri La or legendary El Dorado?
A city of treasure and riches untold
Where every house and street is gilded with gold
Shimmering gems and jewellery more than you can hold
Ostentatious luxury and extravagant opulence shining bold
Vice and avarice, wine and lust
And homage to a yellow metal, which does not rust
The dirt on the road, precious diamond dust
An ephemeral apparition easily blown away by a financial gust
Or a place where calmness lies in store
Where an abundance of peace endures
A haven of harmony, and nothing more
But where you can feel the vibe in every pore
Not much to take, a lot to give
Where the wise ones in contentment simply live
Concord prevails and consonance pervades
An equitable balance of light and shade
The aggressive allure of Aurus or the zen-like pacificism of Shambhala, what would you choose
What’s your answer, my friend, que voulez vous
It’ll show a bit about what you hold dear
It’ll tell a lot about who you are
I would tell you that what you seek is Las Vegas, but what happens in Vegas … you know. ☺
Nice piece, Kunal
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Vegas certainly on the one hand, but what of the other??? Thanks 🙏🏽
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Lovely!
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Thank you, Marissa
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Beautifully expressed. Thank you.
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Thanks, Joan
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yeah, nobody’s perfect 🙂
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This was a fun read! Good question, too. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Shang I La definitely.
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Way to go! 👍😊
Thanks for coming by!
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Well after my recent post on New York, I’m not quite ready for permanent residence at Shangri-la. Making my way there but ah! temptations of the world still have allure so I’ll settle for somewhere in between.😀
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🙂 Yes, it’s always a bundle of contradicting attractions, isn’t it? But I think I’d live and detox in Shangri La, with a quarterly pop over to El Dorado to get my fix?
Thanks for the visit, Chevvy, appreciate it!
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Hahaha! Sounds like a plan. I forgot to say that it was a great creative piece. Well done!
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Thanks, again
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Loved this !! I wih I had wings on my slippers , would love to go to these places and beyond 🙂 See now I can’t make up my mind ….true to ma name ..thatmishmash !
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Baba, you sit at home for a few months now, no going anywhere. I’ll do the travel and keep posting! 🙂
Thanks, P! Hope you well?
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hehe …sahi !
Am good , but your poem made my itchy feet so restless now ..lol .
Happy travelling and happy hogging too !
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El Dorado of course would have all the wicked things, but wonder what they’d serve in Shangri La? 🙂
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Mythical haven of harmony sounds good for me any day.
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I could’ve guessed, Sonya. Thank you!
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Marvelous! 🌹
And I would choose Shangri La for my eternal resting state. 😉😇
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Lots of folks headed there, Dorna!
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Store does not rhyme with endures. Dear does not rhyme with are.
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It doesn’t matter, my friend, as long as you don’t kill & devour me for that 🙂
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Lick your arm and then describe how you taste.
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Hahahhahahhahaha, LOL
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BTW, “vous” doesn’t rhyme with choose either 😉
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Wish I could rhyhme ;(
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Try it, just maybe you can!
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Venice. But given the choice it would always be in the mountains.
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Yes, Venice has its charms (not counting the smell!), but I’d join you in the mountains! 🙂
Thanks, Chris!
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You sure know my choice, it would always be Nuremberg in good old Germany.
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Reblogged this on random rants ruminations ramblings.
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Beautifully written! If and only if…I could live in Shangrado! That would be purrfect 😊😍
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Haha, thanks
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