“Oily Soup” (Jiuzhai Valley / 2005)
A persona poem by Kwoa.
I spy,
with my little eye,
desperate kiddos,
dreaming of legos.Alas,
they’d rather pass,
than gulp me whole,
to finish their bowl…Tears drop.
Kwoa 2005
Plip, ploc, plic, plop.
And I rejoice,
as they have no choice!
2005/07/17 20.20pm
Jiuzhai Valley Nature Park (official site)
Jiuzhaigou / China
Another form suggested by Dave from the Poet’s Circle, and I had a little fun imagining what a soup would feel facing my daughter’s relentless cries… let’s just say that she doesn’t appreciate soup, yet must finish it, like any kid…
The picture was taken in a Tibetan lodge located in the Jiuzhai Valley. Second picture from that trip, following “Balancing Sanity“. I must admit that the place was just amazing, albeit really touristic, but at the time we could still travel freely in the area. We reached Jiuzhao by bus, and the whole journey in the area was just marvelous (Songpan, Wenchuan, Aba, Danba, etc.). Since then, new regulations were put in place preventing foreigners to visit these places (Jiuzhai and Huanglong aside, which can be still reached by plane…).
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
[…] met on the hills surrounding Songpan during our first trip on our way to Jiuzhai Valley (featured here already). She was very surprised to meet Kwoa up there, away from the traditional touristic routes. […]