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

"œSong of the Great Zimbabwe"�

Across the African, winter"s sky

In the Southern edge of Zimbabwe

Looking down from the Hill Complex

From on top, of an Ancient Rock

O"er the mountains steep"”:

A, vista I"ve longed to see, resides

A site, I"ve longed to meet"”;

Thus, dwells, within this African Valley,

Among the greatest of man"s feats"¦

The great, Great Zimbabwe (Enclosure).

A million-stones, built these ancient walls

Some twelve-fathoms, fathoms high

That seems to reach unto the sky;

Some say: a fortress, and palace, it is;

And perhaps"”, the legendary "˜Ophir!"

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Silver and Inca Blood

In the Great Silver mines of Potosi"”

(Inca Indians)

Conscripted mine workers

Carry

Quotas of ore"”up hundreds of feet

Of rope laddered-steps

For don Francisco de Toledo

And

King Philip II, of Spain"”;

A farcified vision to become

Rich"”off Inca blood,

In the year"”1571"¦

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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.