Karl Kollmann, German-Russian
General Sükhbaatar, Mongolia’s Best Hope For Gold in the Javelin, 1828
Watercolor
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An Oriental Warrior on Horseback, 1828
/// “I don’t wish to come off as judgmental,
but that choice of words is detrimental.
I’m on Horseback, it’s true,
and a Warrior, too.
But it’s Asian now, not Oriental.”
/// When men battle the Mongols, the goal
is to keep intact body and soul.
One thought, “I won’t be touched,
for in Khan’s hand is clutched
the proverbial ten-foot long pole!”
/// The Mongolian horses won fame
as the sturdiest steeds in the game.
But the Gobi’s so dry
it’s from friction whereby
his mount’s two back hooves burst into flame.
/// He’s the leader in horseback pursuits,
and is honored with loyal salutes.
All his men stifled smirks
at sartorial quirks.
They ignored his bright red kinky boots.
/// Of the Mogol hordes Poland was wary.
In their churches they sought sanctuary.
But the Mongols set fires
under all the church spires,
thus creating a new reliquary.
/// Several oil fields near Ulan Bator
were producing much less than before.
Men we’re sent on patrol
to accomplish this goal:
Use a dipstick to learn where to bore.
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