City of Jade

Ax.Barajas 1980 (Illinois)




   Wake up to snow covered mountains.
   Sun rays pure as rain. A gentle sunrise
   to melt the clouds away.
   
   A morning sparrows cove. A swallow's
   haven to escape the winter cold.
   Evergreens and Hackberry trees.
   Moss that cover like ocean tides.

  People of simple living in garments of
  elaborate decorative design ceremonial
  dark gray and green. Practicing the art of
  Tai-chi in the light of dawn.
 
  The aroma of Cherry blossom trees in
   the afternoon bliss. A warm cup of herbal
   tea by the window as you near.

   Stare through Lotus ponds. Playful Koi
   fish that swim through Lily pads. Ripples
   that expand conjuring ones soul.
    
  To meditate, To pray, To regenerate.
  Each time you hear the gong hit.
  Free your mind and let go. Down
  waterfalls of two sacred mountains.
  Nymfus and Paragon the two sleeping
  giants. On top a 10 foot golden Buddha.

  A hidden city that prospers in the eastern
  sun. Constructed on basic principles.
       Be one with nature.
       Respect nature. Let nature show you
       the way.
  Remember the ground from which you
  stand. Remember thy ancestors that
  built thy father's place.

 Winds that carry this sacred chant.
 Students of learning. Knowledge that
 overflows of streams of emerald green.
 In rice grain fields and wheat fields.
 Where your spirits run.

 The City of Jade. Stone covered walls that
  unwhine down a serpents tail.
 A sun that crowns mountain tops each
 time it sets.
 Clouds that suspend that make the heavens
 surround this jaded village like a halo.

 If you should make the journey. You must
 walk up 1000 steps. Through the belly of
 a cave where light consumes in dark. Climb
 down through jagged rocks of the sleeping
 dragon. In tunnels of translucent streams
 that glow.

 Follow the narrow path to enlightenment.
 Where the sun meets your eyes. To unveil
 the sacred well of knowledge. Once you indulge and satisfy your thirst.

 Stare at two tall red wood doors with 50
 golden knobs and golden orbs on each
 door. Guarded by two jaded dragons.

 Through these red wood doors lies the
 city of Jade.
 If you seek shelter ye shall find.
 If you seek peace ye shall find.

 A sense of comfort for thy lost soul.
In this City of Jade the moon and stars
will never seize to shine.
In this city of enchantment. Where
the sun will never die. Be at peace thy
lonesome traveler and be shown the way.


                              -X.barajas
 
 
   

About this poem

Since I was 9 have been writing poems and stories being fond of medival times. The life of the Japanese samurai. Life in the high seas of pirates, Greek mythology. This is something I worked on. Hope you enjoy the many stories to come.

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Written on March 28, 2023

Submitted by axbarajas0419 on March 28, 2023

Modified by axbarajas0419 on April 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXB AXXX CDCX XDX EFG XXXAEH XFXIBIJX XJXXX JKLXAM XCXEXM XKX XLA HXNN GXXXXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 2,483
Words 467
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 6, 8, 5, 6, 6, 3, 3, 4, 6

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