“Irony, O Irony…” (Mount Qingcheng / 2005)
An elegy by Kwoa.
Mellow fumes of incense waltzing above your grave,
Barely soothe myriads of senses all so livid,
Enraged by the ignominy of your passing.…
Deterring pompous arrogance defined your quest;
Glorious battles facing bored minds all so rigid,
To safeguard powerless wit in cardiac arrest.…
Mellow fumes of incense waltzing for your passing,
Kwoa 2005
Now completely unnerve hopes once all so vivid,
But with wifi on, such trifle feels all but grave.
2005/07/20 18.59pm
Mount Qingcheng (Unesco World Heritage site)
Dujiangyan / China
The main takeaway for 2020 so far is that true refined Irony has left our world… swallowed by instant thinking, marketability, and politically correctness. It’s very tragic, yet barely noteworthy.
The picture dates back from my second trip to Mount Qingcheng, a Taoist mountain north of Chengdu in Sichuan. It’s also the second entry for this place following the “Two Feet” mirror cinquain.
Kwoa’s other Phoems to enjoy:
- “Promise (from Machiavelli to Chirac)” a poem & brevity by Kwoa – Beijing golden lions / 2007
- “The unbearable lightness of embezzlement” a Onda Mel poem by Kwoa – Undisclosed beach / 2005
- “Introverts’ nails” a poem by Kwoa – Tatra mountain / 2010
- “HR Tele-novella” a poem by Kwoa – Meeting room above clouds / 2018
- “Preying forms” a geometric poem – Huanglong / 2005
- “Groceries” Canzonet poem – Marennes / 2005
- “The Beauty of Time” – Songpan / 2005
- “Night’s Sensual Routine” – Love Hotel in Shenzhen / 2012
- “Dry flow” – Tengger desert’s night market / 2020
- “Oily Soup” persona poem – Jiuzhai / 2005
