Light falling on the old chair by the window

Small things of beauty

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October 12th 2009
Things of beauty A Chinese bride to be, contemplating the colour green That on the day I tell the man that I most want to be with that I am leaving, he declares he wants to know me Two friends biking in the early autumn breeze A death wreath pinned to the bed of the dead man The sound of rain on my Chinese roof tiles and no other sound - nothing The bridal veil placed ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more