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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

TODAY'S OLYMPIC SPIRIT

by Barbara A. Taylor


in chaos as
the torch of harmony
across the globe
clashes with cultures
emphasises injustices
hidden by The Great Firewall


Barbara A. Taylor is a regular reader at poetry nights. Her poems appear in literary journals including Triplopia, The Salt River Review, Tattoo Highway, Kaleidowhirl, Poemeleon, The Blue Fifth Review. Short form verse is at Lynx, Sketchbook Journal, Stylus, Simply Haiku, Contemporary Haibun On Line, Modern English Tanka, haiku and tanka anthologies, and elsewhere. Poetry with audio is at http://batsword.tripod.com.
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