Friday, January 10, 2020
AFTER THE CHINESE MASTERS
AFTER SOME LINES
BY HSIU CH'I-CHI
Her seductive art,
that smile, the wink --
ten thousand blossoms
fall, embarrassed.
~
AFTER TWO LINES
BY YUAN HAO-WEN
The heart
is empty.
Autumn's
shadow
moves the
bamboo.
~
AFTER THREE LINES
BY YUN K'AN TZU
Dream an empire
of ants. Wake to know
the world is dream.
~
AFTER SOME LINES
BY YUN-K'AN TZU
Pure as
darkness,
the old
man, and
nothing
to hold
the moon's
companion,
drunk and
dancing.
~
AFTER OTHER LINES
BY YUN-K'AN TZU
Only some onions.
Contentment my
portion, sweeter than
what the world offers.
~
