Spires standing tall & erect
eternal vigil on guard
bodies hard as marble
marvel
Delicate voloptuousness of stone
feminine intricacies inlaid
made
by a heart rent asunder
devotion strong as thunder
I wonder
What it is to be
adored to such degree
but she
never saw what her beloved Shah
filled with emotion & devotion
constructed in her name
Eventually declared insane
bereft of his treasured wife
committed
the remains of his life
under the bulbous dome
forever their home
Laid side by side
with secrets centuries old
whispered by spectres inside
combine
with reverberating echoes
of those who've come to behold
the wonder of the world
For Mumtaz Mahal...the Taj Mahal
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