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2/17/2020

Hocus Pocus by yuan changming

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Hocus Pocus 

This [bread] is no other than
                                                           Jesus’ flesh
This [horse’s open mouth] is 
                                                           Vaisvanara
This [word] has  
                                 A magic power
This [fish head] brings 
                                              Courage & posterity 
This [fluid] cures 
                                  All diseases
This [sequence of syllables] drives away 
                                                                                    All evils & devils
This [ritual] ensures 
                                          Good weather & good harvest 
This [hat/hood] guarantees  
                                                        Purity, loyalty
This [flag] leads right 
                                            To paradise
This [man] is 
                           A living god
This [statue, foiled or not] is 
                                                          Omnipotent 
This [chip] will transform us 
                                                           Into godlins  

So long as man is in his story
All is well that believes well



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Yuan Changming  published monographs on translation before leaving his native country. Currently, Yuan edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Qing Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include ten Pushcart nominations, eight chapbooks  & publications in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17) & BestNewPoemsOnline, among 1,609 others across 43 countries. 

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