Sunday, August 15, 2010

WANLI CHANGCHENG







Let me tell you
There now you stand
in ten thousand long miles
in length
away from conscience
like in length
near Wanli Changcheng
from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur
long fortifications built
in seasons
spring and autumn
in stones and earthen soil
as sentinels
to guard intruders
from all around
as emblems emperors imprinted
as crowns
in earthen form in several miles
in specific; name it as Qin Shi Huang
to enlighten history books
of an era before Christ.
It began
all around in boundaries
like fences of the world
chains….

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