Andrew, this is delightful & contemplative & drole. the voice is
splendid, the imagery serving &, clearly, written from a Me-among-this
perspective, of a half-outsider
KS
On 20/06/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> China, I am packing up little pieces of you
> ready to leave your sures and doubts,
>
> ready to look over my shoulder with
> a postscript wave and wonder.
>
> China, it is dark under this tree and the moon
> cannot penetrate your greedy industrial smoke.
>
> I'm waiting to see how much poetry is in
> the Dragon Boat Festival – Does it _always_
>
> have to be about food, China? It's Qu Yuan's
> death that's important, yesterday and today.
>
> Can we learn from history, Big Panda?
> If you go out on a weak limb, it will break.
>
> China, too much America is not good for you.
> Follow your own Confucius-Marx mix.
>
> China, where's your Green Card?
> Where's your Green Party?
>
> Let them learn Mandarin, China –
> you've got enough people to swing it.
>
> Don't let them seduce you with their beads
> and mirrors. You're worth more than that.
>
> I buy your trinkets and Good Luck charms
> but I don't buy your Western ways.
>
> This world is a hall of mirrors,
> keep your eyes peeled.
>
> It's not just currency that's counterfeit.
>
>
> (Apologies to Ginsberg) All comments welcome.
>
>
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
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