Swissotel speaks...

Once the tallest,

Today I feel dwarfed.

I witness her rising

Her penthouses kissing the clouds,

Soon the stars.

Buildings here, buildings there.

All striving to dethrone me

As the beautiful monument

Of my ‘tiny’ island.

At the far end,

I once saw the sea beyond her coast.

The coastline looks withdrawn.

Myopic, have I become?

Or has she marched further on the sea?

Prosperity smiles on her,

I’m glad, I’m glad.

I smile too,

Amused, Amazed!

Once a ‘dot in the sea’,

Today, sprawling, rising…