Translations from the Chinese/A Moment of Meditation

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2270430Translations from the Chinese — A Moment of MeditationChristopher Morley

A MOMENT OF MEDITATION

I WAS told that America was a free country,
But I found many of its substantial citizens
Terrorized by the advertisements
Into believing it was immoral
To wear a straw hat
Later than September 15th.
Wise men know
There is no such thing as a free country—
There never will be.