Category Archives: Verse

Seasonal verse

Following from a discussion on Twitter. Spring’s Herald A milky grey of soot and sand, winter-wind-whipped ’cross the land, is shooting through the hutongs bare, with chill, with spit, with spite. For many months we’ve faced the gloom: The dead … Continue reading

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On Yan’an Lu

My bike requires repairs. I have been taking too many taxis. To a Shanghai taxi O coach of völkisch birth, to you I plead: Your pilot’s callused hands and leaden hooves beget in me a dread of mortal speed; The … Continue reading

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Upgrades

Having been using the same version of WordPress for five years, I figured it was time for a change. I don’t expect that upgrading to the latest version will have much of an impact on my posting schedule (averaging, it … Continue reading

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邮件诗

The post office has not delivered my mail in approximately five months. 生日卡没来, 杂志没收到。 我向邮局问: 邮件在何地? 我问国安部: 它为何没到? 但邮局无知, 国安部无德, 邮递速如蜗。 去你的。 去你的。  

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A bonnie lad

This Friday will mark one month after the 97th birthday of Kim Il-sung, which is a good enough excuse for me to post something that’s been sitting on my computer for some time. It is an ode to Kim Il-sung … Continue reading

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