Epilogue 5

four pairs of panic-stricken
eyes

peered through the morning
fog

for a minute or two, nobody
spoke

the tower has lots of poisonous
dreams

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Pattimura

An Ambonese soldier
Who led a rebellion

Against Dutch forces
On Saparua, near Ambon

He took the Dutch fortress
Repelled the colonial force

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Epilogue 14

when you're become like those
lightningstorm

wild with summer of
roses

it seems a time has
arrive

who sing lachrymose
music

where the funeral
begin

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Prologue 17

the Purple House
shaded by the orange trees
but inside that marvelous creation
there was a harmony of beauty
and an evocative light
that seemed to come
from another world

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Padua

pilgrims
students
art culture
Cognoscenti

The Eight
Byzantine domes
most richly
decorated Basilica

Gothic art
Giotto’s frescoes
Basilica del Santo
Capella degli Scrovegni

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Tekening

stemloze wensen - een puls
Twilight lacht er - moet volgen trace van Hercules
een echte vrijheid - zuchten klaagzangen - bij Purple paviljoen
klinkt als verhalen - ontsteken vuur

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An Emerald Tiara

An emerald tiara
In a wooden box
Wrapped in silvery paper

Alex alone knows how much grief
Stephanie's solemn resolve
Cost her heart

(dedicated to a great poet, Robert Richman)

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Kuta Beach

surfs
swims
singing
laughing
clear sky
calm waves

shiny
freshy
talking
walkin g
the tourists
white sand

love
peace
holiday
everyday
charming
enchanting

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Verona

piccolo Roma
immortalized
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare’s drama

river Adige
Roman Arena
art and culture
Summer Opera Festival

Castelvecchio
Capulet house
Piazza dei Signori
Titian’s Assumption

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Morioka Sansa

Early August
Wear Yukata
20,000 participants
Morioka’s main street

Taiko
Pounding beat
Flutes
Joyous rhythm

Colorful
Festive
Amazing
D rums

5,000 instruments
Attached to
Dancers’ waists
Beaten in cadence

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