steaming hotpot
perfumes the air
gleaming summer's sun
countryside life
earthy and noble
unchanged by time
daily rhythms
a people linked
a proud culture
kids play
innocence of youth
their parents dream
new society
globalized and homogenized
what is lost?
generations leap
the Cultural Revolution
Facebook and Twitter
fish swim
the Yangtze river
strong and dynamic
return youth
to the fields
of amber wheat
find joy
in simple pleasures
laughter and song
a path
walked for millennia
follow it well
God's creation
the beauty unfolds
let minds behold
before Communism
journeyed Apostle Paul
across China's soil
preaching life
eternal in Christ
Han people followed
a struggle
modernism and materialism
twin evils abound
fear not
in China's history
a seed planted
bearing fruit
sweeter than lychee
a liberating Gospel
dusk now
my ears delighted
by the erhu
drifting asleep
i will dream
of Jesus's China
-- by Zachary Uram (c) 2011
