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beatiful lament to the loss of the three gorges of the yangtze

January 16, 2015 Alex ShoumatoffBlog1 Comment2

by Robert A.B. Sawyer

THE THREE GORGES OF THE YANGTZE RIVER

 

Dynasty after dynasty after dynasty

From Xia and Tang to the Maoist and Yuan 

Poets have praised these rocks

And the fierce river that made them.

But poets are indolent and avoid hard work.

 

To them a river is a metaphor

Wrecked ships and drowned fishermen are metaphors. 

The tears of wives and …Read More

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