I'll say 'one world' once, not reiterate my pen

from certain travels to different lands I re-live them now and then

That elephant in New Delhi master of the traffic light

cobras danced for charmers and cocks were seen to fight

The beast that made the furrows, the water on the head

kids on shirtsleeves spruiking; persuading;getting fed

These players create a culture with indelible local flair

as mystics in their caravans who train the dancing bear

Listen before you meddle as if recruiting a sepoy

to the sounds of children laughing it's real and filled with joy

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