{"id":14282,"date":"2014-02-22T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14282"},"modified":"2014-02-22T09:17:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T09:17:05","slug":"taiji-protest-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/02\/taiji-protest-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiji protest in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A swathe of feeling<\/p>\n<p>came together<\/p>\n<p>so enchanted was its cause<\/p>\n<p>The innocent<\/p>\n<p>all of the those angels<\/p>\n<p>The dolphin tribe<\/p>\n<p>who often pause<\/p>\n<p>sailing on Pacific ardour<\/p>\n<p>acrobatics their desire<\/p>\n<p>every one distinctly noble<\/p>\n<p>in the face of storm or fire<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the hearts and minds<\/p>\n<p>all came together<\/p>\n<p>yesterday in London Town<\/p>\n<p>Piccadilly stood \u00a0resplendent<\/p>\n<p>at the protest going down<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>whistles chanting<\/p>\n<p>such excitement<\/p>\n<p>many hundreds stood outside<\/p>\n<p>the japanese embassy<\/p>\n<p>swathed in plastic<\/p>\n<p>but nobody could have denied<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the throng were clearly showing anger<\/p>\n<p>at the people of Tai ji<\/p>\n<p>at the way they trap and murder<\/p>\n<p>dolphin angels in the sea<\/p>\n<p>the infamous cove<\/p>\n<p>runs red we&#8217;ve seen it<\/p>\n<p>as family members shriek<\/p>\n<p>and die<\/p>\n<p>tortured by the pipes of mayhem<\/p>\n<p>and of course we all ask why<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the blubber laced with radiation<\/p>\n<p>mercury and PCB&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>such an awesome toxic cocktail<\/p>\n<p>swallowed by the Japanese<\/p>\n<p>who tend to give it to their children<\/p>\n<p>what a gift and how they err<\/p>\n<p>all this slaughter in the water<\/p>\n<p>and for some reason,fail to stir<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we see the silver sleek creation<\/p>\n<p>perfect in so many ways<\/p>\n<p>torn a&#8217;sunder by the thunder<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 14px;\">really a monstrous malaise<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>coming together in the sunshine<\/p>\n<p>whistles blowing<\/p>\n<p>hearts on fire<\/p>\n<p>shame on Japan<\/p>\n<p>for so called culture<\/p>\n<p>which sees murder, now most dire<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>bloody hands<\/p>\n<p>raised up and ready<\/p>\n<p>for the tumult all could feel<\/p>\n<p>such enchantment from the music<\/p>\n<p>heartfelt wisdom raining real<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>pearls of wisdom<\/p>\n<p>from each mantra<\/p>\n<p>collectively voices were heard<\/p>\n<p>rising above the london traffic<\/p>\n<p>you could hear just every word<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>klaxons, sirens, drums and whistles<\/p>\n<p>magically turned each refrain<\/p>\n<p>into what was serious music<\/p>\n<p>a journey through each<\/p>\n<p>Dolphin&#8217;s pain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The embassy was cloaked<\/p>\n<p>in shadows<\/p>\n<p>its negativity hung low<\/p>\n<p>boarding up their inner doorways<\/p>\n<p>from what was, our combined glow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we came in peace<\/p>\n<p>though there was anger<\/p>\n<p>at the obvious mistrust felt<\/p>\n<p>on the pavement in the sunshine<\/p>\n<p>many souls had clearly knelt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>all our thoughts were<\/p>\n<p>on those dolphins tricked and tortured<\/p>\n<p>in the sea<\/p>\n<p>under tarps where evil pirates<\/p>\n<p>tore their hearts out violently<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the cove runs red with gore and sinew<\/p>\n<p>the torture goes on many days<\/p>\n<p>held in pens to await their slaughter<\/p>\n<p>really in the worlds sad gaze<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>all of us who chanted wildly<\/p>\n<p>felt the significance of its chant<\/p>\n<p>it was heartfelt and our anguish<\/p>\n<p>likened to a tiny plant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>in a forest fire a blanket<\/p>\n<p>moves across the dark terrain<\/p>\n<p>and rips the heart out of those saplings<\/p>\n<p>sharing their collective pain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and we who came together felt that<\/p>\n<p>shared the agony of our friends<\/p>\n<p>pods and pods of \u00a0child like beings<\/p>\n<p>and that woeful spirit that transcends<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>all creation of those moments<\/p>\n<p>an epiphany was felt by all<\/p>\n<p>our collective spirit rose and savoured<\/p>\n<p>the splendour of the warriors call<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taiji has to realise now<\/p>\n<p>their infamy is known by those<\/p>\n<p>watching in the skies above them<\/p>\n<p>and the strength of feeling grows<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A swathe of feeling came together so enchanted was its cause The innocent all of the those angels The dolphin tribe who often pause sailing on Pacific ardour acrobatics their desire every one distinctly noble in the face of storm &hellip; 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