A Peace Carrier, Sapporo's Jieitai Poem by Elena Sandu
A Peace Carrier, Sapporo's Jieitai
Ever seen an army
Taking care of trees?
Army men, all smiley
Kindly care for kids?
Searching woods and mountains
To save people's lives
Instead of filling up fountains
With blood, or give painful cries?
Come see with own eyes
Such army that rise
To melt people's hearts
With sculptures of ice.
Sweating for a smile
Sapporo's Jieitai
Works hard for a month
to show how an army
can be nice and kind.
The 62nd Sapporo's Snow Festival starts on Feb.7. All the snow for it is carried by Sapporo's Self Defense Forces.Also(traditionally) they 're to have one of the main snow sculptures on Odori park.Till a few years before had own marvellous site with huge snow and ice slides and army men (smiling) would care for every single person's ride. Thousands and thousands of kids smiled and felt warmed by the work of this army's hands.
In the past I was very inpressed seeing men in an self defense uniform helping children on giants ice slides build by them for anybody who would wish to use them. The whole thing was happening on their base, where people would enter free with no checking and there will be nothing other than the name and uniformed people there to prove that space as a military compound. That place is very changed now. No more children's laughs cotton candies or baloons. The fence got barbed wires, and the gates are guarded by armed men. No more winter festivals held there. It looks painfully similar with a real army. Sadly.
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4/26/2024 4:24:48 AM # 1.0.0.1119
To melt people 's hearts. With the ways of life. Thanks for sharing.