Am I a cathedral —

or something finer?

Maybe a palace,

or an ocean liner?

Am I a museum,

studded with gold?

A famous art gallery

with pictures old?

The fact is, I’m nothing

much of a sensation.

I’m just the local

railway station!

(Teacher’s note: Kecskemet —pronounced KETCH-kem-ayt — is the eighth largest city in Hungary. It is located at the north of the Hungarian South Great Plain. In January, temperatures drop below zero; in July they average 22 degrees Celsius. The famous composer Zoltan Kodaly was born here. In the years under Communist rule, many public places such as railway stations were decorated to inspire awe and express the power of the State.)