Saturday, September 15, 2012

Coletti in China/Size of the Universe/Dead Triolet

(P1) Political

Here are a few photos from Joyce's and my recent trip to China (Aug. 31-Sept. 13, 2012) which blew away so many preconceptions that I hardly can know where to begin, so I won't except to attempt to explain the affluence, cleanliness, and friendliness alongside the rigid, though almost invisible control, by mentioning Deng  Xiao Ping's goals to move China (1) From Planning to Market economy and (2) From Dictatorship to Democracy, BUT to accomplish the latter very slowly in order to obviate the chaos which occurred in Russia's attempt.  So now scroll down for the photos and what follows.





















 

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(P2) Philosophical


Discover the Size of the Universe (from the very smallest to the very largest). This will blow your mind.

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(P3) Poetical

Triolet On A Line From The Grateful Dead

Paint by number morning, sky looks so phony.
Toss away the mold, fracture and destroy it.
All that’s derivative, merest baloney.
Paint by number morning, sky looks so phony.
Who follows instruction ends up the lonely
On oft-traveled paths dotted with bullshit.
Paint by number morning, sky looks so phony.
Toss away the mold, fracture and destroy it.

-ed coletti august 2012-

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11 comments:

Judy Carlin said...

It all looks amazing! Of course, I would want to visit the pandas most of all!

Looking forward to hearing more.

Judy

Bob Raben said...

Looks like a Viking River Cruise.



Mitsuko and I took one about 5 years ago. I was dragged…wanted no part of China but it was a fantastic experience.

Shanghai was amazing…Chongqing was “panda city” and Xian was too short a stop. The dam was almost finished and the river was still 150m below where it was going to be.

Bob

Catherine Sevenau said...

nice pics, looks like an amazing trip

Catherine Sevenau

Waights Taylor said...

Ed,

Your trip looks and sounds marvelous.

Your take on the GD made me think to send you my poem, a parody of Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem To a Young Girl. I came to write it after Bill Clinton's great speech at the Demo Convention. When PBS cut to their booth and David Brooks and Mark Shields made their comments, Brooks looked pained and concerned. While he's the only conservative pundit I like, I knew he realized Clinton's speech could be a game changer. Thus my attached poem, To a Republican Pundit.

Enjoy,
Waights

To a Republican Pundit
A Shameless Parody

Margaret, are you grieving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
-------------------------------------
It is the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.
To a Young Child—Gerard Manley Hopkins


David Brooks, are you grieving
Over Democrats unweaving?
Myths, like the thoughts of Mitt, you
With your keen mind care for, can you?
Yet, as the truth grows bolder
It comes to you much colder
For, by and by, you fain to sigh
Though words of social justice lie;
And yet you hope and know why.
Now no matter, David, the name:
Election results will be the same.
Bill Clinton so eloquently has expressed
What you did fear, others guessed:
It is the fight Democrats were born for,
It is Republicans you mourn for.

Jim Spitzer said...

Nice pics liked theChina looked like fun. I expect a whole volume of work from you!Luv to you both

Charles Miller said...

Hi Ed,
Thanks much for all the wit and wisdom!
Charles

Shannon DeJong said...

Love the "scale of the universe" link!

Barbara Toboni said...

Great pictures of your trip to China. Like the comments about it all exceeding your expectations. Maybe there's hope for us yet. Love the size of the universe link too.

BJF said...

Man, I could spend hours on the Size of the Universe alone...
Fantastic photos of your trip. Can't wait to hear more about it.

Richard Krech said...

Thanks Ed, this truly is mind blowing, and yr trip to China - the analysis that they want to move to democracy slowly to avoid the chaos of Russia's revolution as an explanation (rationale) for the police-state control was new to me and food for thought.

Richard

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