Funom Makama Poet Ode

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This is an ode about China. China is a flowery kingdom (line 1); it is the world's longest continuously used written language (line 3); all of china is in one time zone (lines 6 and 7); the forbidden city is said to have about 9,000 rooms (line 11); Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than anywhere else in the world (line 12); the stone forest is known for the Leshan Giant Buddha- A Gigantic stone statue with 5.5m long eyebrows (line 13); the terracotta army is a set of about 8,000 clay soldiers to guard Xi’an Emperor’s Tomb (line 14); has the worst brain drain in the world (line 20) and many more.

The Flowery Kingdom

A kingdom with flower citizens
competing with the west with discoveries and inventions,
boasting of a time-stretching written language
and a non-stop dynamic civilization globally significant.

White is for sadness and red symbolizes happiness.
Even with its obese geography,
all of it is timed under one scale.
Its culturally molded body-defense arts
originates from ancient hunting and farming skills

Unique in its glamour and special in its glory;
from the awe of greatness of the forbidden city
to the great modernization and powerful skyline of Hong Kong.
Also the beautiful intimidation of the stone forest
and the amazing human grit exhibited in the terracotta army building
all stand tall in the flaunting of the globes bragging rights.

Popular is the amusement established in the combats of crickets.
Inhabits one of every two swine in the planet.
Creation of ghost metropolis as its exhibition of economic power.
American census can’t even beat the number of its English speakers
and yet, the pipe sucking out its mental potential
is known to be the largest in the whole world

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Skat A November 28, 2015 at 10:44 PM Funom, :) Congratulations on having your poem featured on the soups, Home Page. ~SKAT LOVE~ Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:03 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always SKAT A

Bl Devnath June 9, 2015 at 11:49 AM I have learnt something from this wonderful educational poem. Loved always, my lovely friend,bl Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:02 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Devnath

Julia Ward June 8, 2015 at 4:31 AM Sobering distinctions... Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:02 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Julia

Anne-Lise Andresen June 7, 2015 at 6:13 AM - You have given a great image in this poem, Funom - Beautiful poem :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:02 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Anne Lise

Richard Lamoureux June 6, 2015 at 8:36 AM Educational and enjoyable write! Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Richard

Pandita Sietesantos June 5, 2015 at 8:09 AM This piece is a great tribute to China! In your poem you have highlighted wonderful features of this fascinating country. Well done my friend! Pandita Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Pandita

Brian Strand June 5, 2015 at 2:34 AM Thank you Funom for your welcome and poetic comments my endeavours.You may hear me recite much of my poetic on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro.rgds Brian Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Brian

Nette Onclaud June 5, 2015 at 12:57 AM what a detailed impression of the mainland, funom.. well done!.. huggs Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always nette

Andrea Dietrich June 4, 2015 at 11:51 PM I'd say you know a LOT about china, Funom. I think we would all be wise to learn chinese for the future!!! Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Andrea

Tim Smith June 4, 2015 at 6:32 PM A wonderful Ode Funom....It is a very diverse country with much beauty and industry to match Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Smith

Paul Callus June 4, 2015 at 12:25 PM Hi Funom! This makes for a very informative and well presented poem. Indeed a most suitable ode to China! #7 Thank you for the headnotes; they helped. // paul Funom Makama January 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM Thank you very much for your encouraging comment as always Callus