the chinese poet, his characters (calligraphy) help
set out images the western poets
look for words to show
the chinese poet, his characters help him
spread out his feelings and thoughts
the way a painting does
some meanings are trapped in his
pictographs that twirl and swirl over the page,
while some are reenforced
they show the schooled from the mediocre
the western poet, every cadence of the word
he has learnt since childhood determines his 'pedigree'
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I often wondered, john, how the East could blend with the West; seeing the new age generations being born into opposite idealisms; education was indeed an all-important part of the pedigree, and it still stands today...