Ode to Matteo Ricci

[marina_bonomi]

When Matteo Ricci  came to China
It wasn’t that novel a thing.
People had been coming and going
For just about fifteen centuries
Carrying luggage and beliefs
Trading goods and ideas
No, it wasn’t that big a novelty.

The man himself, though
That was another story.
He was devout in earnest, yes;
He wanted to spread his Good News, yes.
But he wanted to

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[ysabetwordsmith]

On the whole, this reads well.

>> ‘The mind is like a house,
If the house is in order <<

That's a comma splice. If the sentence is not a direct quote, a semi-colon would be more correct in that position.

[marina_bonomi]

Thank you, punctuation isn't my strong suit in any language.
Thanks also for taking the time to comment. :)