September 11, 2017 6:09 pm
September 11, 2017, Phoenix-
What would I do, if I went to Portugal?
I’d sit on a hilltop,
in Braga,
and ponder what made
the Bishop of that city,
issue a screed against the Guarani,
who stood between his country
and control of the Rio de la Plata Basin.
I’d visit the Fish Markets,
in Lisboa,
Porto,
and Coimbra,
and listen to the banter
of people who rise early,
and bring Omega 3
to the masses.
I would stand
in the grandeur of Evora,
and reflect on the
temporary nature,
of all save God.
What would I do, if I found myself in Zanzibar?
I would pay my respects
at memorials to those
who freed the people
from servitude.
I would befriend the common folk,
be they Waswahili, Arab or Indian.
I would book passage on a dhow,
from Unguja to Pemba,
spend three days on each island,
saving Stone Town for last.
What would I do, if called to China?
Macao would be first,
because of the School of Nations.
I’d not visit the casinos,
being averse to monetary gambling.
Shanghai- the Bund is being overshadowed,
by those great Chinese structures
and systems,
which Pu Yi envisioned,
when he turned the country over,
to Sun Yat-sen.
I would gladly walk,
from the Great Wall’s fastness,
in Beijng,
to the field of the terracotta warriors,
in X’ian,
if the authorities were inclined
to let such a thing happen.
I would stand at the Potala,
inside the Forbidden City,
and within the Stone Forest,
as my spirit soared,
from the energy
extant in each.
What will I do, in my forest town,
over the next two years?
I will serve those
who only seek
to meet each day,
with wonder and a smile.
I will follow the promptings
of my Creator,
which are not found,
only in carefully arranged stones,
or in the pronouncements
of this body of personages
or of that Enlightened Soul.
I will use this time,
to inculcate
the spirit-set
of making each act
a holy act.
I will love.
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Tags: Arab, Beijing, Braga, China, Coimbra, dhow, Evora, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Guarani, Indian, Lisboa, Macao, Pemba, Porto, Potala, Pu Yi, Shanghai, Stone Forest, Sun Yat-sen, terracotta warriors, Unguja, Waswahili, X'ian, Zanzibar
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By starmanjones on September 11, 2017 at 6:38 pm
Indicative of China’s taking a full place in the world! 🙂
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By righteousbruin9 on September 11, 2017 at 9:05 pm
And for some reason I can see you going to Portugal and China!! I suspect you will travel overseas a some point in the future!!!
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By murisopsis on September 11, 2017 at 7:47 pm
2021, either right away or in late Spring.
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By righteousbruin9 on September 11, 2017 at 9:00 pm