TA poem can often locate our whereabouts, physical, mental or spiritual. A poem in the collection of Chinese poet Yang Wan-Li , 1127-1206, shows him in relation to poetry and to nature.
READING BY THE WINDOW
I idly open a book of T' ang poems
and find a petal of peach blossom, still fresh.
I remember taking this book with me
to read among the flowers
and realize that another year has passed away.
Yang Wan-Li
Heaven, My Blanket, Earth My Pillow
Translated by Jonathan Chaves
WEATHERHILL, 1975
READING BY THE WINDOW
I idly open a book of T' ang poems
and find a petal of peach blossom, still fresh.
I remember taking this book with me
to read among the flowers
and realize that another year has passed away.
Yang Wan-Li
Heaven, My Blanket, Earth My Pillow
Translated by Jonathan Chaves
WEATHERHILL, 1975
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