Marrakech Poem by Yusuf Adamu

For Judith Ann Walker

The gracious brick coloured city
Of traditional eminence and status
The grand city of dual splendour
Oriental golden enticement of tourists
Mid terrain between Africa and Europe

Marrakech! The red minaret of the Maghreb
Bride of the Mediterranean
And Atlas protected summer camp
Where horse cart battle engine wheels

Visitor’s fascination by your magnificence
Eternally startles me Marrakech
Marrakech, you are purely splendid!