Monday, December 23, 2019
AFTER THE CHINESE MASTERS
TS'AO CHIH'S WISDOM
The poet
sees the world
as it is
for the first time
a cicada
sheds its skin.
~
SAYING GOODBYE
TO LO PIN-WANG
Yes, the dead are still
gone from us and
the water is cold.
~
AFTER A LINE
IN CHANG CHIH-HO'S
FISHERMAN'S SONG
Drunk, fishing late, one
does not feel the cold.
~
AFTER ANOTHER LINE
IN CHANG CHIH-HO'S
FISHERMAN'S SONG
To find joy
in facing
wind and water
you don't need
to be a saint.
~
AFTER A LINE FROM
MENG CHIAO'S
FAILING THE EXAMINATION
A knife wound,
my sadness.
~
