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In His Period of Duty
by Alexander Goldstein → (All Poetry by Alexander Goldstein)
Thursday, December 28, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Today, December 28th, is the eleventh day of 11th month of the lunar calendar


Poem Artwork

On the richly ornamented belt

With a heavy iron buckle --

An inherent attribute
 
Of a high-ranking mandarin --
 
Hangs a ring of the flawless nephrite,
 
The token of supreme authority.
 
 
Girding his belt with an iron buckle,
 
He commits himself to self-restraint.

His lofty mansion is surrounded

With deep moat and high mound;

He travels in his heavy chariot

Equipped with chrome boards.

 
 
He is regularly warned by Heaven
 
Of all upcoming events and reforms.
 
Therefore, there is no way

For villains and rogues of all sorts

To get close to him and harm by stealth.

 


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Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on December 28, 2017
Clearly, duty makes certain demands upon people, such as "self-restraint", made easier perhaps if you are riding to work in a "heavy Chariot equipped with chrome boards." That's a far cry from the little rental that gets me back and forth to the university. But hopefully, I also exercise self-restraint without the trapping. Needless to say, I am not warned by Heaven. We do not live in such times.


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