You, the butterfly —
me, Chuang Tsu — but who’s which
in my dreaming heart
Basho
from Narrow Road to the Interior and other writings (transl. by Sam Hamill)
Thank you for practising,
Genju
Monthly Archives: November 2009
losing the mountain to find the path
In the Stag’s Garden
Empty mountain
not a soul to be seen
Only echoes of voices
sounding in the distance.
Ray of the setting sun
in the deep woods:
On the moss
a final burst of light: green
Wang Wei
from In Love with the Way: Chinese poems of the Tang Dynasty by Francois Cheng & Fabienne Verdier
Thank you for practising,
Genju
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