29. United Arab Emirates
If intelligent life from galaxies beyond
looked down on earth
and espied Dubai,
what (on earth) would they make of it?
Green grass in waterless deserts;
Palm frond-shaped islands recreating ecologies that never existed;
Improbable spires of glass and concrete grasping for the skies:
Nature subverted … temporarily … by Man’s denial.
jpm
50 words for 50 countries 
I really like the end…by mans denial great writing!
Ivory Quill
Thanks Alice – for reading my poetry and subscribing too! I have also had a look at your site – your writing is fabulous and equally ambiguous, which I love!
Yes, improbable is the word! And intelligent life in aeroplanes can be wondering the same thing.