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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Chicago (as seen through the eyes of a kid in Appalachia, South Texas, festering in the humid heat of late November) It is not hard to imagine that, before the first day of Creation, when the Earth was dark, and void, He had to do this one thing first, and He created Chicago. But to the Hebrews,, an agrarian, pastoral peaceful people ... what could they have made of the roaring ... and the light ... the thundering ... the trembling earth ... and the pollution? And if they could have seen rail cars without wings flying by themselves pel mell through the air? It could only have been magic to them, just the snarling and demanding voice of their Yaveh. More than the Big Apple more than the Big Easy, more even than the City of the Angel by the sea, Chicago, that monstrous, tumultuous gaudy place, Chicago, the life blood, the very pulse beat of middle America. Chicago, where the extraordinary and the ordinary may co-exist together. Chicago, the jangle of its languages the riot of its colors. Where else in America could a local mayor pompously pronounce that Chicago police officers were there to presser disorder, and were simultaneous being ordered by that same Mayor to billy club young kids in the street? I think it was the 4th of July ... A may playing his guitar ... a man selling ice cream, singing Italian songs ... What would it be like to buy his ice cream, to listen to his song? And maybe he could teach me some Italian. And maybe I could tell an unsuspecting world of this Earthy GUGSY and beautifully musical language, and of its people---- of their wine and laughter of their irrepressible zest for music and for living, and for making love ... I did promise myself not to do this, to stop writing, just stop ... stop dueling with this metal monster for a while. it's Saturday ... in the park? ... And yes, this WAS inspired by Janete it's Saturday |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Jaime, you are able to see more than most people who have the advantage of 20 / 20 vision! You are amazing! Your poetry is so unique and creative ~ just like you! Loving hug, EA |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
neat one now I'll be singing all day |
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