Platinum
                        City 
                        Ah! Of iridescent
                        gems of time 
                        The heavenly road you paved light? 
                        In a kingdom of stars, 
                        I found my home. 
                        In the golden cities, 
                        I opened the gates of the city to the sun, 
                        To behold the godly giants. 
                        At the royal palace of the jewel 
                        I read of prehistoric wonderful poems 
                        The enormous, gorgeous ancient books. 
                        Carved with the golden words 
                        The wondrous strange mystery tales, 
                        Made my eyes drunken. 
                        I walked into the full new
                        universes, 
                        And saw the holy kingdoms: 
                        Even before the earth was born 
                        The erstwhile home of human history. 
                          
                        Across Time and Space in crystalline
                        glitter 
                        Stands this moment a platinum city  
                        The spaceships drifting
                        leisurely, 
                        Like the birds, resplendent in
                        variegated hues. 
                          
                        In the crystal garden I saw 
                        A crowd of youthful giants, 
                        Their eyes were bright and glittering 
                        In the aura of the body sparkle.. 
                          
                        They sang happy songs 
                        They danced a wonderful dance 
                        Lanky boys and girls in pairs 
                        As if to celebrate the splendid carnival. 
                          
                        I saw a circular edifice 
                        High above the city. 
                        Giving out white-bright lightnings. 
                        Raised ground to fly into the quiet space. 
                          
                        A frame of platinum edifice 
                        Creating a beautiful pattern. 
                        The whole city is a circle 
                        Arranged into a fine structure. 
                          
                        Into a bright hall I went. 
                        A strange instrument there I saw. 
                        A huge screen hanging on the wall, 
                        Displaying a golden space. 
                          
                        Like bits of colourful crystal gemstones! 
                        Resplendent with variegated colours of
                        the city! 
                        Those strange and beautiful
                        high-rise buildings 
                        A sight better than the myth of the world. 
                          
                        I saw lines of strange letters. 
                        On one side of the screen flashed swiftly 
                        Numerous young and strong giants 
                        An effort to concentrate on the changing
                        images. 
                          
                        Their look is quiet and peaceful. 
                        The learned flame flashes in their eyes. 
                        In a flash of clothes 
                        The next is a whole. 
                          
                        Their stature, unusually tall. 
                        Each one is well-nigh seven meters high. 
                        Both men and women look dignified 
                        Almost no age difference apparent. 
                          
                        Their skin is white as snow 
                        With a faint flashy shine 
                        Bright eyes are as naive as
                        an infants 
                        Also kindled with a strange flame. 
                          
                        They manipulate the magic of the
                        instrument. 
                        The pictures of the changing
                        space. 
                        Their language is artless and plane. 
                        As the bell is generally pleasant. 
                          
                        As I survey the length and breadth of the
                        bright hall 
                        I feel a powerful energy 
                        Body and mind suffused with bliss
                        and delight. 
                        As if I too am a
                        giant. 
                          
                        I seem to understand their language. 
                        They are exploring the mysteries of the
                        universe. 
                        The cities on a lot of planets 
                        Peopled with their countless
                        partners. 
                          
                        Their mind they use to manipulate the
                        instrument 
                        Also can to transfer data be used 
                        Even thousands of miles apart 
                        Also to talk free to the heart. 
                          
                        Many lines of text on the
                        screen 
                        Is but a message from afar. 
                        The whole universe is their home. 
                        They build cities in space. 
                          
                        They use the spaceships 
                        To transport you to far-distant other
                        spaces. 
                        Into a lightning, a moment, and you 
                        Vanish into thin air, without a trace. 
                          
                        I feel a new civilization. 
                        They have magical eyes. 
                        They seem to be able to see the future 
                        And can enter diverse time-spaces. 
                          
                        Men and women are holy and
                        loving 
                        Superior to our world's so-called love 
                        They don't seem to understand ageing 
                        Neither do they know about war. 
                          
                        Time seems not to exist 
                        Science is jut a wonderful art 
                        Their happiness comes from the creation
                        of 
                        A universe full of divine love. 
                          
                        I saw a young giant 
                        Opening the door of a platinum 
                        A round, magnificent hall 
                        Packed with rows of giant s of men
                        and women. 
                          
                        I saw a crystal stage. 
                        Gyrating at the center of the hall. 
                        Where a dignified and beautiful girl 
                        Was playing a huge musical instrument. 
                          
                        A bunch of golden rays, 
                        Shifting with all kinds of
                        brilliant graphics 
                        A mysterious and beautiful music 
                        Like the Dragon leisurely crowing. 
                          
                        Thence I saw an enormous giant 
                        Jump out of the remarkable dance onto the
                        stage. 
                        His hands held a huge ball 
                        Which flashed with many colourful drawing . 
                          
                        I saw a group of young girls 
                        Wearing a kind of white dresses 
                        They seemed to fly lightly 
                        Like the giant cranes. 
                          
                        The huge circular hall was resplendent 
                        With clear, transparent decoration. 
                        Like a bizarre gem of a full set? 
                        Scintillating brilliantly in the light. 
                          
                        I saw a young singer 
                        About the golden flame 
                        The sound was strange and striking 
                        Like singing , like chanting too. 
                          
                        Their music is at once mysterious and
                        blissful 
                        That shift randomly like the lightning 
                        As if many planets of the
                        universe 
                        Shining bright and light in space. 
                          
                        The crystal city, aloft in space 
                        Looks resplendent, magnificent 
                        Countless wonderful golden flowers 
                        Bloom and blush in that flawless space. 
                          
                        I saw an image of a transparent smiling
                        face, 
                        As if it were a colourful garden 
                        The sky shed the golden light 
                        And turned it into a city of gold. 
                          
                        I strode out of the circular hall 
                        Came to a wide street with a smooth 
                        Pavement covered with precious stones 
                        And in line with the platinum edifice. 
                          
                        There are no terrestrial trees here, 
                        But they are in full bloom with a
                        lot of exotic flowers. 
                        Sparkling with rich incense, 
                        Shaping a garden at the center of the
                        street. 
                          
                        Some strange flowers were there. 
                        The branches as transparent crystal 
                        Flashing all kinds of brilliant colours; 
                        And bunches of round golden
                        fruit. 
                          
                        I saw a huge statue. 
                        It was like a spaceship. 
                        Clustered around by shining stars, 
                        High above the centre of the street. 
                          
                        I saw the column of a dazzling fountain 
                        In a huge circle in the square; 
                        The elegantly modelled statues 
                        Portraying the holy giants. 
                          
                        The soaring magnificent edifices 
                        Ran round the circle square. 
                        There were some garden villas 
                        There was a platinum steeple. 
                          
                        I saw a wide river 
                        Girdling this huge city 
                        The bottom flashed with transparent gold
                        dust, 
                        Amidst which were scattered brilliant
                        gems. 
                          
                        The planning of tall trees on shore 
                        And a long crystal corridor 
                        A big multi-coloured bird 
                        Three five one group floated on the
                        surface of the water. 
                          
                        I saw a vast forest 
                        The swaying tree, a tree of gold 
                        The trees with towering spires 
                        And as some platinum Pavilion. 
                          
                        I saw some giants along the walk, 
                        Some male and female bodybuilders. 
                        At the water's brink or in the forest 
                        Like birds carefree and relaxed. 
                          
                        The wonderful space was as
                        bright as crystal 
                        Embraced this platinum city; 
                        A giant, white and bright ball 
                        Flashing boundless light into the
                        air. 
                          
                        It resembled the huge suns 
                        And like the man-made planets 
                        The whole city was shining too, 
                        Weaving a rare breed of magic. 
                          
                        A strange speeding train circled 
                        About the city back and forth; 
                        There seemed to be a kind of track in the
                        sky 
                        Like a shiny silver curve. 
                          
                        They seated body white buildings 
                        As if it was a dreamlike maze 
                        This huge city was unusually quiet, 
                        Could not even hear the sound of the wind. 
                          
                        I bade goodbye to the platinum city. 
                        Near a golden space 
                        Stands another city here 
                        A huge city of gold. 
                          
                        The building here is also huge. 
                        But it's another beautiful shape. 
                        The whole city is glittering 
                        Golden edifice as beautiful as sculpture. 
                          
                        Here there live some other
                        giants. 
                        As if from another nation 
                        They have boundless wisdom. 
                        Like a golden, holy civilization. 
                         
                         
                        3.3.1998 
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