Eastern Promises

replacing one of the poems lost in the great database debacle.

 

 

Silk and sandlewood,

Saffron and swordplay.

The Orient is intrigue

and intricacies.

Caravans on the Silk Road

bring mysteries to life.

From Mongolia's steppes

to Singapore's shores,

the East sings its siren song --

"Come and see the ancient secrets

that were old before the West was born."

Geisha girls in Japan,

Concubines in China

and the silk and spices

that made the world

search for a way to riches.

Bangkok nights and

Tokyo dreams...

Simpers behind painted fans

lotus petals and bound feet

and tomorrow lasts forever

in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Reviews

[deeps]

Simply amazing and stunning! This is wonderful.
You can write I really enjoy your style.

[J-Rod]

This is beautiful and truly engulfing. Good work!

[Lloyd Lofthouse]

Ah, Asia. We have a three bedroom flat in Shanghai. My brother-in-law, a Singapore Chinese, is leading a tour group to an area along the silk road near the end of this year. My wife is Chinese. She grew up during the Cultural Revolution. My novel, My Splendid Concubine, is about China. As a matter of fact, my Website focuses on China. You may find it interesting to visit the Tibet page and hear another spin on the freedom movement.

All of my wife's published novels are on China: Red Azalea; Becoming Madame Mao; Empress Orchid, & The Last Empress.