From Washington

In England

To Washington D.C.

In the United States,

Washington, a dedication to England

A town in the city of Sunderland

Sunderland, a city and port in Tyne and Wear, northeastern England

Historically part of County Durham

Durham, a county and administrative center in northeastern England

Tyne and Wear joined new county in 1974

My beautiful creation of Tyne and Wear

Located geographically at equal distance from

Grand centres of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland

Washington, I elegantly designed a new town, 1964

O, my pleasant Washington

So graced with peace and pageantry

Washington of highly colorful, splendid, and stately ceremonies

And historical flavor of traditions

Located on the mothballed Leamside Line

One of the largest towns in Great Britain

With no operational railway station

My primary transport provider

I have named the name

Go North East

Notable people noted in my land

Gertrude Bell, born at Washington Hall

Musician Bryan Ferry

Of Roxy Music Fame

Attended Washington Grammar School

Now Washington School (Comprehensive)

England Footballer, Billy Furness

Si King, One half of the Harry Bikers

Attended St. Robert of Newminster Catholic School

Anthony Ross, believed to be

Founder of Washington`s roundabouts

Washington D.C, a place in

The United States of America

Formerly the District of Columbia

Commonly referred to as

Washington the District

Is the capital of my United States

Founded July 16, 1790

City of Washington

Originally a separate municipality

Until act of Congress, 1871

The City, District of Columbia

Shares its name with our U.S State of Washington

Located on the north bank of the Potomac River

Bordered by states

Virginia to the southwest

And Maryland to the other sides

The eight-largest metropolitan area countrywide

Washington D.C., a host of 174 foreign embassies

Headquarters of the World Bank

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The Organization of American States (OAS)

Governed by a mayor and 13-member city council

An Algonquian-speaking people

The Nacotchtant, inhabited area of present-day Washington

Around the Anacostia River

My District, divided into four quadrants of unequal area

Northwest (NW), North east (NE)

Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW)

Evaluate historic buildings like Queen Anne

Chāteauesque, Richardsonian Romanesque

Washington D.C., a national centre for the arts

Like John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts

Home to the National Symphony Orchestra

Washington National Opera and

The Washington Ballet

From the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

To Lincoln Center in New York, there is a man

Who seemingly sits on every cultural board in America

In Washington D.C., you will find a man who purchased

The 710-year-old Magna Carta from Ross Perot for $21.3 million

And underwrote the discovery of an ancient Torah found buried in Auschwitz

A Rich man who attained to the top ranks of political power as

A domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter

Before creating his $ 3-plus-billion fortune

Buying and selling companies

David Rubenstein, a lawyer by training & a Salesman by practice

Co-founder of the Carlyle Group

One of the largest private equity investment companies in the world

With more than $ 80 billion under management

I know you would want to meet the

Richest Man in Washington D.C.

The man who raises cash for Carlyle

Visit Washington natives

Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Miles Davis

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Operates my city's rapid transit system

I went through some spans of lands

From Washington to Washington D.C.Copyright, Anyaele Sam Chiyson