2 Birds - A Dialogue

A poem by Mao Tse Tung. One of my favorite poems. Timeless.

The Roc wings fanwise,
Soaring ninety thousand li
And rousing a raging cyclone.
The blue sky on his back, he looks down
To survey Man's world with its towns and cities.

Gunfire licks the heavens,
Shells pit the earth.
A Sparrow in his bush is scared stiff..
"This is one hell of a mess!
O I want to flit and fly away."

"Where, may I ask?"
The Sparrow replies,
"To a jewelled palace in elfland's hills.
Don't you know a triple pact was signed
Under the bright autumn moon two years ago?

There'll be plenty to eat,
Potatoes piping hot,
Beef-filled goulash."

"Stop your windy nonsense!
Look, the world is being turned upside down."

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