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My daily POEM Feb 05, 2004
Arrogant civilisations came and went like smoke
From the burnt fields that stinks the eyes
But trails off towards the mounts never to be seen again.
Civilisations once thought invincible are now as quiet
As the moon; the Romans, The Egyptians, the Macedonians,
Mongolians; where are they now? All those who once braved
The world with tough horses and excellent swords glinting
In the sun? Their arrogance plotted their own premature
Demise and shortlived history? Like Hitler, Nazi and the former
Japanese Army? These against the Chinese whose civilisation withstood
For 5,000 years despite unimaginable tribulations
Self-righteous nations threw across its path aiming for subjugation.
Kudos to the yellow-skinned who came out from these predicardments
Stronger than ever! Kudos to the people who place the scholars
Above the soldiers in their society structures.
And as they say....the pen is mightier than the sword;
Arrogance never Pays; persuasion, respect for the
World and patience that the pen preaches help civilisation thrive.
China to offer courses on ways to sustain civilisation?
