This one won’t surprise you

This homage has been done countless times

By thousands others

Yet you will find it sincere

She grows from the ground

Like an inverted plant

With bones of metal

And no leaves at all

You can see her from afar

But her majesty only appears from near

Even more from under it

She is so tall and magnificent

Some have tried to copy her

To create smaller versions

But nothing compare

To the original

She is more than a monument

She is a symbol

A flag of pride

From the city’s inhabitants

She is standing from more than a hundred years

And will continue to do so

For so many years to come

Casting her immense shadow