{"id":830,"date":"2004-09-28T08:45:07","date_gmt":"2004-09-28T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2004\/09\/i_chingaling\/"},"modified":"2004-09-28T08:45:07","modified_gmt":"2004-09-28T15:45:07","slug":"i_chingaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2004\/09\/i_chingaling.html","title":{"rendered":"I CHING-A-LING"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wisdom of the ages from Straight Up’s poet laureate in re: “Hu Takes Full Power in China As He Gains Control
\nof Military.”<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> <\/P>
\n

WWWWW&H, COLUMN B<\/B><\/I>
[China’s president is Hu Jintao and its
\npremier is Wen Jiabao.]<\/P>
\n

Confused over Why<\/B>
China does what it does,
With every wrenching
\nchange
Leading to further fuzz?<\/P>
\n

Mystified by How<\/B>
Capitalism’s sprung
Seemingly full-grown
Like
\ninstant egg fu yung?<\/P>
\n

Unsure about just Where<\/B>
To find Hubei, Yunan,
Shanxi, Jilin,
\nZhejiang,
Even Sichuan and Hunan?<\/P>
\n

Wondering just What<\/B>
Direction China’ll take
As it charges straight ahead
\n
From social quake to quake?<\/P>
\n

One thing’s for certain: Hu<\/B>
Presides at the top. Amen!
And his trusty
\nnumber two,
At least today, is Wen<\/B>.<\/I><\/P>
\n

–Leon Freilich<\/FONT><\/B><\/A><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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