Bonjour!
Sketch of the day no 790 in my monologue art journal a of a strong Vietnamese woman carrying food. It’s quite incredible how they can balance this on their shoulder and manoeuvre around the busy streets of Hanoi.
The simple life, Vietnam
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December 3, 2015 at 17:28
Christmas 2006 (7?, 8?, 9?…2012)
(All Together now, in Chipmunk-esque squeals, just like Alvin and the Chipmunks have sung it since the 60s)
Christmas comes but once a year,
soldiers bloodied, Mother’s tears,
bombs exploding in the air,
it’s Christmas everywhere!
Barons sipping booze or tea,
greed leads to frivolity,
one man’s toil is another-kids toy,
it’s Christmas in Hanoi.
Farm girls walk to city lights,
paddies shimmer by moonlight,
no one left to grow rice high,
it’s Christmas in Shanghai.
Now she sits at sewing machines,
making clothes for Wal-Mart Queens
she takes home a buck a day,
it’s Christmas in Bombay. (Mumbai)
One hundred forty hour weeks,
raped and left no food to eat,
import maids, Sri Lanka’s poor,
it’s Christmas Singapore.
Catholic Mass in Spanish here,
Argentina has great fear
The IMF has had their say
Guess who is going to pay?
Now the Dems have won their seats
still no nerve to scream “impeach,”
It seems they’re also on the take,
Which SUCKS for goodness sake!
Bush is set on World War three
claims tax cuts will set us free
Look, a tear in Laura’s eye
The Whitehouse is a sty.
Habeas Corpus is long gone
Now King George can have his fun
The law was passed here just in time
To root-out left-wing slime.
Osama thumbs his princely nose
Knowing Dad is Bush’s Bro,
The oil secured keeps China at bay
It’s Christmas all the way.
Now Osama’s dead and gone
Who will be the next war pawn?
Syria, Libya, Iran, no WAIT!
Christmas is way past late.
Barack Obama’s our new man
He spreads the war to Pakistan,
Drones are flying up above
Spreading Christmas love.
So go out and shop some more
Buy something from every store
The fascist status quo gains power
with every shopping hour.
Christmas comes but once a year,
Bloodied soldiers, Mother’s tears,
bombs exploding in the air
it’s Christmas everywhere!
Bombs exploding in the air
It’s Christmas everywhere!
November 30, 2015 at 01:51
All is a matter of training.
November 28, 2015 at 08:53
No. The fishermen from hanoi offered me the pole to carry the basket fishing boats on my shoulder but I declined. I carried with my hands instead.
November 28, 2015 at 08:44
Ahhh thank you so much my new friend. That’s a good think to have. A safe port. I always do need one! 🙂
November 27, 2015 at 23:44
I can imagine the pain, they normally carry a heavy load…
have you tried it?