WHERE THE EAST MEETS WEST

WHERE THE EAST MEETS WEST

 

(DEDICATED TO GREAT TURKEY AND GORGEOUS ISTANBUL)

 

(BY AYESHA KHALID)

 

IT'S THE PLACE WHERE BYZANTIUM EMPIRE TOOK IT'S REST

WHERE ROMAN EMPIRE TOOK IT'S CAPITAL TO TEST
FINALLY,WHERE OTTOMAN EMPIRE MADE IT'S NEST
IT'S SURROUNDED ON BOTH SIDES BY THE BOSPHORUS
WHICH MAKES IT LOOK STUNNING AND GORGEOUS
IT'S A CREATION WHICH IS QUITE MIRACULOUS
IT'S VISITED BY PEOPLE WHOSE NUMBER IS SO NUMEROUS
SOME CONSIDER IT AS POSSESSION OF WEST WHICH IS QUITE RIDICULOUS
IT SHOULD BE REGARDED AND RESPECTED QUITE SERIOUS
PEOPLE ENJOY IT'S ATMOSPHERE BOTH SERIOUS AND HILARIOUS
AT NIGHT IT LOOKS FROM ABOVE AS FIERY TWINKLING PHOSPHORUS
IT'S TRYING TO BECOME EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THEM BLASPHEMOUS
IT'S A PLACE WHICH IS INTRIGUING AND ENCHANTING
IT IS SURPRISINGLY ASTONISHING AND CAPTIVATING
IT IS SO MESMERIZING AND IT'S BEAUTY IS MIND BLOWING
IT'S HEART OF TURKISH TERRITORY
IT REFLECTS ANCIENT AND ISLAMIC HISTORY
ONCE IN LIFE ONE SHOULD VISIT IT AND ENJOY IT'S GLORY
IT'S A MAGNIFICENT COMBINATION OF TIMES WHICH ARE MODERN AND PAST
IT'S BEAUTY WILL STAY FOREVER AND ALWAYS LAST
IT'S POSSESSED BY BOTH WESTERN AND ISLAMIC ART
EUROPE AND ASIA MEET HERE IN AN INTRIGUING MYSTERY
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY COLLIDE TOGETHER QUITE LOVINGLY
IT'S PEOPLE ARE HARD WORKING AND PROGRESSING AHEAD BRISKLY
THE TURKS ARE SO BLESSED AND LUCKY
THEY ARE THE OWNERS OF GLORIOUS ROMAN AND ISLAMIC HISTORY
IT'S A BLESSING BESTOWED UPON THE TURKS BY ALLAH ALMIGHTY
IT'S THE PLACE WHERE THE EAST MEETS WEST QUITE EARTHLY
IT'S A PLACE WHICH IS SPLENDID AND MARVELOUS QUITE UTTERLY
IT'S ISTANBUL OF TURKEY AND BLESSED BY ALLAH(SWT) QUITE HEAVENLY