Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Friday, May 15, 2015

T'ao Ch'ien (365-427)

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Days and months never take their time.
The four seasons keep bustling each other
 
away. Cold winds churn lifeless branches.
Fallen leaves cover long paths. We're frail,
 
crumbling more with each turning year.
Our temples turn white early, and once
 
your hair flaunts that bleached streamer,
the road ahead starts closing steadily in.
 
his house is an inn awaiting travelers,
and I yet another guest leaving. All this
 
leaving and leaving— where will I ever
end up? My old home's on South Mountain.

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