{"id":6054,"date":"2013-03-03T20:33:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T20:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6054"},"modified":"2013-03-03T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T21:03:58","slug":"the-shard-at-london-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-shard-at-london-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shard at London Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renzio Piano<br \/>\nclearly<br \/>\ntook his gift<br \/>\nand he<br \/>\ndesigned<br \/>\nsomething creating<br \/>\ntrue  perpetuity<br \/>\nit stands proud on the skyline<br \/>\nits wondrous shards of glass<br \/>\nand peers across all London<br \/>\nreally it is class<br \/>\nthe Thames rolls ever onwards<br \/>\nthe railway lines do too<br \/>\nan  eye born panorama<br \/>\ncreated there for you<\/p>\n<p>every tiny aspect<br \/>\nbrought to focus here<br \/>\nthe height<br \/>\nthe light<br \/>\nits all seemed right<br \/>\nand the day today was clear<br \/>\nthe staff were extra special<br \/>\nSamuel he was great<br \/>\nworthy of a bonus<br \/>\nand a better hourly rate<br \/>\nunique his usp for you<br \/>\nso indebted, are we<br \/>\nhis customer service excellent<br \/>\nhe served us wonderfully<\/p>\n<p>helped us park our blue badge status<br \/>\nhe was the king of kings<br \/>\ncuriously a lovely soul<br \/>\nan angel and he brings<br \/>\na lot of verve to service<br \/>\nat the shard for us today<br \/>\neverything was beautiful<br \/>\nyour training clearly way<br \/>\nabove the other venues<br \/>\nand the naturalness of view<br \/>\npanoramic paintings<br \/>\ncloud info grey and blue<\/p>\n<p>London Bridge sprang outward<br \/>\nGuys hospital, close by<br \/>\na skyline to be valued<br \/>\nthe sprawl good on the eye<br \/>\nthe Thames its olivaceous<br \/>\ntendency was there<br \/>\naffected by the sunlight<br \/>\nand the shade<br \/>\na scene so rare<\/p>\n<p>meandering around the vital landscapes<br \/>\non its way<br \/>\nto meet up with the channel<br \/>\non another sunny day<br \/>\ngreat shards of glass sweep upwards<br \/>\nan unfinished symphony<br \/>\nthe air creates a charge<br \/>\nof what is noticable<br \/>\n nervous energy<\/p>\n<p>a chill provides the understanding<br \/>\nelements that feel<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re reaching up into the clouds<br \/>\nand we are there for real<br \/>\nout across the vast expanse<br \/>\nof buildings, parks and trees<br \/>\nwatching silvery sunlight<br \/>\nhow its spiritedly did please<\/p>\n<p>our eyes, for we saw aura&#8217;s of splendour<br \/>\nit was there<br \/>\nthe scale was really marvellous<br \/>\nas if like birds we share<br \/>\nupwards on majestic wings<br \/>\nwe stood in awe<br \/>\nour breathing our bodies<br \/>\nall aglow<br \/>\nsucking in that mystery<br \/>\nthat came from down below<\/p>\n<p>up here in the heavens<br \/>\nwe see some better times<br \/>\naround us and before us<br \/>\nlike Romeo his climbs<br \/>\nlong before us humans<br \/>\nthat wild fox did his thing<br \/>\nleft his den in London Town<br \/>\nand roamed upon the wing<br \/>\nthe shard provides a multifarious<br \/>\nobjectivity<br \/>\nit gives us a perspective<br \/>\na feeling constantly<br \/>\nits lightness thrusts inexorably<br \/>\nit really does hold sway<br \/>\nthe Shard is one such building<br \/>\nwhose view is here to stay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wonderful tower close to London bridge offering vistas of enormity  <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-shard-at-london-bridge\/\">Continue reading <span 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