"Song of the Great Zimbabwe," and "Silver and Inca Blood" [Poems and notes]

Song of the Great Zimbabwe

Across the African, winters sky

In the Southern edge of Zimbabwe
\r Looking down from the Hill Complex

From on top, of an Ancient Rock
\r Oer the mountains steep:

A, vista Ive longed to see, resides

A site, Ive longed to meet;
\r Thus, dwells, within this African Valley,

Among the greatest of mans feats
\r The great, Great Zimbabwe (Enclosure).

A million-stones, built these ancient walls

Some twelve-fathoms, fathoms high
\r That seems to reach unto the sky;

Some say: a fortress, and palace, it is;
\r And perhaps, the legendary Ophir!

#747 7/2/05

Silver and Inca Blood

In the Great Silver mines of Potosi

(Inca Indians)
\r Conscripted mine workers

Carry
\r Quotas of oreup hundreds of feet

Of rope laddered-steps
\r For don Francisco de Toledo

And
\r King Philip II, of Spain;

A farcified vision to become

Richoff Inca blood,
\r In the year1571

#744 7/1/05

Notes: (The Inca Empire): the assumption is often that the Inca Empire was a large enterprise of its self; a common mistake at best; complicated for sure; but for the most part, the Inca Empire was comprised of ethnic groups who were subjugated into the Inca Empire, similar to the Roman, which was a city nation [Empire] you might say, who subjugated the whole world into its Roman Empire; likewise, so did the Incas of South America. Thus, by treaties or threats of war, the Inca Empire grew with subgroups to a mighty Empire.

Dennis Siluk, Poet his site is at http://dennissiluk.tripod.com \r his most recent book, \"Spell of the Andes.\"

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