Forbidden [Free Verse]

A photograph taken inside Beijing's Forbidden City in the Summer of 2008.
One afternoon, in the
Forbidden City,
People roam about --
Sightseeing.

The very next morning,
A single line of tracks
Through freshly fallen snow
Cuts across the very
Same yard.

DAILY PHOTO: Forbidden City on a Hazy Day

Taken in the summer of 2008 in Beijing

DAILY PHOTO: Dining in the Forbidden City

Taken in the summer of 2008 in the Forbidden City (Beijing, China)

Taken in the summer of 2008 in the Forbidden City (Beijing, China)

If you were a concubine in Imperial China, this is the kind of room in which you might take your meals.

DAILY PHOTO: In the Forbidden City

Taken in the summer of 2008

Taken in the summer of 2008