It’s a good a place to cross as any

London Eye destination of many

But not us, we seek Southbank for sure

It’s just other attractions have more allure

Art and creativity our magnetic attraction

Walk past tourists, our vision abstraction

Dali Universe to be our first port of call

Give ourselves all morning taking in it all

She pushes a melting clock it swings with ease

Hanging upon its branch like caught in a breeze

Picasso’s in the basement, I wonder if he’d mind?

Playing second fiddle to Dali seems a tad unkind

Prolific Pablo had time to create stunning pottery

We’ll buy some ourselves when we win the lottery

 

Taking our leave, east we leisurely make our way

Stopping taking photos, nourished at riverside café

The Tate invitingly awaits our afternoon pleasure

Home to modernist, abstract, surrealist treasure

Start at the top and work down apparently our plan

Artfully rusty Citroen and genuinely a full trash can

Canvasses painted purest black…even some Andy

Everywhere we look there’s more artistic eye candy

After two floors we know we’ll have to return

As to gallery shop we decide it’s time to adjourn

Exquisite sensory overload happily collectively 

Further viewing impossible in any way objectively

As out into daylight we finally decide to venture

Excitedly we already plan our next artistic adventure

 

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