Monday, April 27, 2020

NPM 2020 - The Great Wall

When I went to China, I was particularly excited to see the Great Wall. About 50 miles from Beijing, this section was built around 1505 and was restored in the 1950s and 1980s. You can imagine the disappointment as we headed out on a rainy and foggy day to make our visit.

Today's poem is a cherita. A cherita is a poem that tells a story and consists of a one-line stanza, followed by a two-line stanza, and then finishing with a three-line stanza.


Badaling section of the Great Wall, Yanqing District, China  
May, 2007

underneath umbrellas

we approached the wall
turn left or right, which path to take?

we skipped the crowds
did not regret
the harder climb

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2020. All rights reserved.

That's it for today. I hope you'll join me again tomorrow.
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  1. tanita✿davis4/28/2020 8:47 PM

    I've heard it gets really, really hot on the wall sometimes, but it's hard to think that a foggy, drippy day is preferable! Still, I am glad you got to go.

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