This imposing symbol’s the Brandenburg Gate,
It represents communist Germany that existed of late,
Because it once divided East from West,
It was one of the gates that kept East Berlin suppressed.
Originally, there were eighteen gates in the Wall,
And when it came down this is the only one to survive at all.
Now it stands for a reunified country and metropolis,
Designed to mimic, appropriately, Athen’s Acropolis.
Caro Field Author 
very different to your last poem
I try to ring the changes! Currently writing a lot of poems to do with history. Thanks for reading!
This brought back some good memories. The first time I saw the Brandenburg gate was in 1997 when I was visiting my brother in Berlin. Ah, memories!
I love Berlin. It is such a fabulous place.
Methinks the gate,
doth years predate,
the relic of cold war.
Twas a Prussian idea,
Lasting many a year,
Before passing through was a chore.
They are very imposing!
What a glorious piece of architecture! I’d love to go see it!
Do, if you are able (flying via London, and us, of course!) -Berlin is a fabulous city!
I remember walking near it. We went into East Berlin for a few hours. It was so different from West Berlin. Thank you for celebrating the gate in rhyme.
It is spectacular, isn’t it?
Beautiful standing there alone, and to me symbolic in its aloneness. (spell check doesn’t like that word)
Spell check has its own ideas about all sorts of things! I couldn’t agree more though! It is a stark reminder, huh?
There is such meaning behind the history of that gate. Your poem does it justice!
Thanks Suerae! It is a potent symbol of both separation and reunity!
It’s so beautiful. And has so many stories to tell. Thanks for sharing.
It is magnificent!