Tuesday, 1 April 2025

BURJ AL ARAB... My poem about the hotel, during visits to Dubai in 2005 & 2007...

 Burj Al Arab…

(Dubai 2005 & 2007…)



Changed colour 

Like a chameleon,

Perched precariously

Like a robust wood pigeon.


Rose vertically

Like the stance of a meerkat,

Hunched motionless

Like a cornered sewer rat.


Forced erect

Like a shark’s dorsal fin,

Looking remarkably 

Like a pregnant penguin…


Pete Ray



This remarkable hotel was a highlight of my visits to 

Dubai in 2005 & 2007. 



It was built on a causeway out into the sea and was clearly extremely expensive to stay at. 



It was a spectacular feature on the Dubai skyline…. 




I was fortunate enough to take afternoon tea there in 2007...

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