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| "Song of the Great Zimbabwe," and "Silver and Inca Blood" [Poems and notes] |
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Dennis Siluk |
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“Song of the Great Zimbabwe”Across the African, winter’s skyIn the Southern edge of Zimbabwe
Looking down from the Hill ComplexFrom on top, of an Ancient Rock
O’er the mountains steep—:A, vista I’ve longed to see, residesA site, I’ve longed to meet—;
Thus, dwells, within this African Valley,Among the greatest of man’s feats…
The great, Great Zimbabwe (Enclosure).A million-stones, built these ancient wallsSome twelve-fathoms, fathoms high
That seems to reach unto the sky;Some say: a fortress, and palace, it is;
And perhaps—, the legendary ‘Ophir!’#747 7/2/05Silver and Inca BloodIn the Great Silver mines of Potosi—(Inca Indians)
Conscripted mine workersCarry
Quotas of ore—up hundreds of feetOf rope laddered-steps
For don Francisco de ToledoAnd
King Philip II, of Spain—;A farcified vision to becomeRich—off Inca blood,
In the year—1571…#744 7/1/05Notes: (The Inca Empire): the assumption is often that the Inca Empire was a large enterprise of its self; a common mistake at best; complicated for sure; but for the most part, the Inca Empire was comprised of ethnic groups who were subjugated into the Inca Empire, similar to the Roman, which was a city nation [Empire] you might say, who subjugated the whole world into its Roman Empire; likewise, so did the Incas of South America. Thus, by treaties or threats of war, the Inca Empire grew with subgroups to a mighty Empire.Dennis Siluk, Poet his site is at http://dennissiluk.tripod.com
his most recent book, "Spell of the Andes." |
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