Debbie Guzzi Poet Free verse

Matsuyama Castle Grounds / Japan 2008

The castle perched high above the busy city
ringed by a deep moat.
Fisher birds posed atop nesting sheds,
bobbing for koi,
preening their flea bitten feathers;
dreaming of past majesty.

Across the bridge through the massive gates
humanity, lumbered 
passing layered levels of water gardens,
overlapping like the squares in a Mondrian painting,
forming asymmetrical rectangular patterns.
The basins of rimed granite block 
edged in white limestone gravel hedged in an
early Fall display of chrysanthemums.

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Colin Mitchell Williams January 19, 2009 at 3:57 AM Hi Deborah... I have read all your poems / Japan 2008... you lucky girl you : ) Japan is a country I have wanted to go to for ages now.... Reading your work has been a real pleasure and given me an alternative take on this intriguing culture and its beautifully exquisite styles, forms and ways. Thank you, and wonderfully written by the way ! Expressive, uncluttered, really excellent work. Thank you for your comment on Ankh Amon- Ra... ah ! ancient Egypt ! : )

Christopher Higgins January 18, 2009 at 5:55 PM I visited the site and it is wonderful. I can't wait to go to Asia and experience the beauty that you have displayed with these writes. Great work.