TWENTIETH CENTU,RY

CHINESE POETRY

ANANTHQLOCY

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t'Often dQ t JJc;avf: long$ighl " . TQhid~Utrt~Q, ~Jo~t te.~,"·' . , ~nowinl kif ttl'? liYe50fmy ,peopl~. .~,t, ~rc "q·~n>Qf $rlef 1ndf~fSl" .,' c.J.

WJttl l-1'Q 'ip~theRtljnef. by, tho' ,th.inl~bny B.«;poet, ~ qq'~ Yila"•.Qq' ~ frieQ~!IP.'lp" f~fl()"ly JOOut, a l1lonlh 1lefQre he, " " ~~e4 O"J'-J" If!.~9't~~ .lt~,~~llQl~U~ll,:, ~~igb~ed.)'ear.a"d he '. (!,\;~d,~~ ~ v.~t~fflef a'~'-In.~~J9f1~ .",,', ~,: '" .' . .', . 'c.-\ , '.,The; QJ~p~q($~W~"mf~~·:r~~,p.Wst..pd tch()W:.W~q, ,Cxl\~ "WilJ"l~ lI~t"J"rwamQJ,.H~iraSi9.'tjon'''lf4 ~~ ~tbc:$q!ferip:~ ~~~~ of 't~~ pc:Qp'J~;~n4. by pqlj,"~,,~~(ij,~ ~;J.II" a.fte,( "t~ffil(m~9...'-'~~ 'd.e~pg,r in'~,',"·,.II"~f,~~,'fp{,,,,J~~,",J}fl9~"..~I,9~Pfl'J~rt,"~ the '~,"'Cl,l1si~n . ~o.~. thatlhee~~~p9l'tlcal.gd ~1~.. ~f. :CbJmJ Ql~t ~ cbt\pgc:d .. \.oJ . 1;Ief(lrettae,(!O~mqn..

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~ '" ftt...\i6~ 14 Twentieth Century Chinese roef!,), v:: , ..L-.. ' steadily veering toward poetrY:In Chicago he met Harriet MOlU,OClt ,,~.> 1 Carl Sandburg, and Amy Lowell. But It was John Keats, whoso ,

/ f\ uJl'tS poetry s~tis6ed Wen's love fOf beauty as well as his r~ct fOJ ~ ~ abstract ideas, who became his poetic mentor, and Wen' the 1\0:... ~ , mantiast remained throughout his'life committed to the searcll ~ s.'tl\..~ for an ideal marriage between Truth and Beauty•.J ' , . '"" Wen the poet grew homesick in America, and in his poetic :0(' o.J imagination China became a symbol of everytbing poble, exalted. :J..~ and warm. Wen the patriot was pushed further in his dislike: of :",,-(fI..~r-"":t' tbe United States when he visited American Chjnatowns and felt ~f.J the stillgs of tact.} digmination. Ije recorded bil te3ctirin hi$ .iI« \r~'" f~ed '

16 tw,~fi'.th .OfQlttlr)' C:;~ifi_·~" /, moved, to ChllQg$h~ 'i~ Hunan PfovhlCC; 1 allcl'lQ,t mb$t afld~ books. In u,h8 when th.e ~olleg~ haq .t.o move a,.ain, farther south to Kunmil1g ill Y~n"al1 PrQvince" hc;led,~ln~~qsof "veral,bundred studentst ~lkiJl8: through the mountain. of ~ntral Cldl11 for sixty-eight days bef~n~ they atrive4,in Kunmins. TIle situation co[ltinued to WQm::Q. Japan~ tioqps pr~seclcl~et f'YCfY' day, . at:ld every day sOme of his sttKIents,wou1d l~Y~ to ioin ei~h~ th~ Comm"Qist or ~hct Nation.list army. When We.n feali~ that these young people were dying h~Q'~vn \V8.r, ,he was infutia~ed. He pmtested against' the govemin~nt' then in power, the Kwr min~ns. His clp1'CliSions Ilp~req to' be Q10re ah~ mor" i.. Ifmpathy wit~ the left;imcl hiS death Wilmot was sE:ltl~d. . rWen I·tej's f;Ontribution to modem Chinc~ poetl')' lie.t d.tieft),

in his thcol}' abptlti:bjJne,fonn,lIfld imagef}'. Ho believed th,,~ the Chin~e Jilnguage offered ~n unQ$uaJ1y rich Tolnge of ,bym~ of which the Chinese poet ougb~ to takl;adva.nhgc: Whi19_ccepting the vem~cular language as a· promisitlS poetiQ lPedh'm.~e ~nt"? icized Ute indiscriplina~ qse ofconQq,uiaU~ in ~ry.. fie objected to Hu Shib's ,,,terpfCtation (If "'.llttural thrtbmr lmd urged poets to distill the poetia.J.nd m~siciil elements "Offl the pl~in ~h. lie lU~seU wro~~:~JlUlcqlar verse with ~ w~tri~l·cade"(:c to show ~hltt it CC)uld be,ftectivdy d~)Qe,' ~Qns.t",cting a new prosody for the new la~suage•• "Jf we, coQlpl\re p~tty to tl" game of chess," no said, 44we ~'P~si'y unde~tand· why poetry without form, like a game ofches~wjtbout m1es, mu~t·be $Qch a meaniIlgI~ thblgl'j lie 'a.dmitte4 that'thClre wall lonn' .41, nat~", but maintai.-.ed th~t, ~ny foon ~Dpied intact tl:om"atuJj~ could, not be penect; perfection 'Jl fOl1ll' W~$ acbieved only after much patielltchi$Cling. He quo~ed Coethe's letter to Schiller, lIod. th~ words of the ~eveQt~o(cntqrYCh'fle~ m~ll of lctte~,Han Yi1 (7Q6814), tosuppot1: bis th~fy' that -'The greater the lIrti$t, the m(:lre he enjoys dancing JnfettcfS!' 'l/~n'~ own poems, wb~cll ob$Cl'VC aU these tenets, have" scldpt1iJei1 stl1lctural beauty. J

CHAMPION

o my ~ove, )'Q~ ale, a 'champion;'

But let's pl~y a game of chess.

My abn is nQt to win,

w'n,{·tq"(i~~~) '. '.' ", .,' \~1 .' 'fWl~b Qqly~~~'~ Yo~~:

.Mybqdy~pd'lQbJ,::,

4S rWe'(J~ief" Century Chin." p()~ Rolls oUf golden carp's SClt1es

uyer UPOl'4ll1yef

$ev~~l scissor-shap!;d maple l~vea

Uke crimso'f ~lJo~ .

Whitling and turning. ri.si"g and ~ippf"g

On th~ ~ter.

Thick ~nd fat like beag' paW$,

Th~ d~r'k brown leaves

Scattered .op thegr~n.

llusy, thnid "luiJTels· .

~rJ}' out Jand in amOllS the; leaves, .

Oat1leriD~ food fQf the approacld~wJpter.·

Chestllut tJee lea.v~ "OW of !l1Ct

~Olp~ined to the west~~ wind all night lons.

Finally win thei.. freedom." . ,

'Vith a deep blush on- their dry. fae~ ".

. 111~ giggle and· Did f!lrewell to ~he ane'eJit branch~

White pigeqn"l1lulti-c:olored pigeon$.·

Red~ed ·silver Bray ·pi~ns. .'

Ravc.,.-like blat::k pige.;ns. '

With" golden iheen of pUqJle anel green on. their bac~

So many of them. tired Of Hying,' .

f.$sem'Ple be~th' tho steps.

'Their beaks huried hi ~hejr wing$"

QQietly they taketbeir afternoon nap.

Cf}'StalJine air. like pUfe water. fills the world; .

TPree or foul' pert childien

(Ill QrjlngCl. yeUow. an" hlacksw~~ep)

Dart throllgh the clove bushes,

Like goldfish cavorting'!lmong the ~wee$.

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Aren't they II. fOt~ of masts on tIle: Huang~ptu·Jliveq· Those cotmtless .Scetic poplan . '. . . ~taqd piercing the $lat~bluc sky in stony· .\l~

19W." Ho ('&.xrJ9-f6)

l1l4t asP7" sb.mcls Jilt" '" ~~l~nt youtb,

U....ped In I gohJ.,em~ro.deredCQpe.

.ll.~ting one hind 00 'l1U hip, . .

lie ga~C$ .atttl\o iade-B(een~l,

Admidng b~~ Q\\'11 rc:ft~ion, .

.Astlleylea~on the zig-~I ~lbalusmde8,

1'he:mf;)fPioJ sunbeam, smile a~ the wen'd.

FrQm th~ir ~mile 8!)WJ Uqui4 co14yellow 101~ {)P the· ~4 .

Red gold OQ tho oats, .

Wblte gdld on tl1~ ])ar~ of the pllles.

.J-~~.t All. tbese an" nolonaef trees,: ,; . . O"~.t..Sc.- ~ But Untedc19"d~ , vJe9\efY\Of a.mllcft of .pte. . FaJu1f!d Q),scQ$itive wjnd. ,nd ~h1dlcd by~esull~ ~rI\~~

Th. a,ellQ: longer ~-. .

But ~q,ui$ite,~8Wele4 c:lo~,' '.

Ah, ~llese ItO no Jonge, tmlS. .' Upt.8'pllla~ in tll~. FOJbjdden City-Venow-gla~d U1es, . . Gr¢eQ-ght~ tUes; '. , . . • C\~I'\It..SJ2-Story upon. StQIYr pp.vi1ion oll·pav1llOn111e silv~ry,ongs of the bird, hnitate th~ chirtl~ undq tbe Bring 'ea"e$. . These arc; no longe.. tfe~ Bu.t all. jmperial ~pil;lll i,,·fldl fCP11plclldof •.. . ~.

Yo~. ",ajestic. festoone4 aut~mnt~l. .... '('s.\:.evY'\ .Nelther· b{Q9Id~ of ~~ f..i1Jg-)"Pg, .. \IV Nor ca~ts from Tqrkey, . N~)f the rose wi~el~w of No~~ D.1Ile,. N~r the·(t~ q' ~ng~ls lly Pra A~$l;li~~ Oinl1val YQ\lJ C;~~~ "TIel brim;tn~ .

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YQU, 1Dlljestical1Y prbed aQ~qmflt¢es1 ..•'Sti J ~V)' yo,.~r~l1'lultf" .,a.-hi.

http:O"~.t..Sc

so Twen"',;'" c.n~ry,Chi,., fo,'?' YOI~r bohemian life, And Y0tlr colol1.

l1! ask TJen Sun to weave ~ an emhmiderec:1 to1Je' sO that J may weilr Y0tlr coto~; ',' ,

Of press you from 8J1pes. o~flges. an.d kaoJians

SQ that I Play drill~ your eolol1l '

And from Puccini', L4 BoM,""

And from the: seven-ieweled ~nsel' of Po-sha{l, '

I will listen.'~O your ~10fS,

And inhllle your colol1. '

Ab. how lIang to lelld a ,life of colors. As dazzling as these aUNl1ln heal J

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s·.VI.",d\s ~t.'''\ cz>.\v\Ue."',

,\.J: ~\ "f"'.Aa.~w'\ THE DREAMER

oJ.. ~ If that,blut; gho~~ Ji6ht' , .t>~'- ~,....c... Is the ~JJde bUfS~J1g born ~be dream'"'"'"'-- Of the, t bed ,,"', . , '

. ~~'s\1\" '..,e.. o Whl\t f: ~:e J~f de.th71 '

19Z.,~~e~~ Wen, ,Compl.te Wor •• , T~.. n, ,01\.

TflE,~D~Y

TIle ~ewdrops sob in'the tQqf·gtlfJ(;~! '

The green tongues'Qf ~paria ,leQvf;S 1ap a~ the ",,,dow piq~.

The four white walls seem to ~ck aWII)" froID rnt1: '

J alone can not .fill sUch II bi$' room.'

l'W vst-6~ A brazier ~ftilrnoin 1Jl)" h~rt,

'" ""-:JU "? I quietly await Il gu~t' from ~fllr. I feed the fire with cobweb; rat dQftg, , And snakeskins in place of split" wood.

ilT'ien Sun II the at... Wca~ Maid. w\lo.,a1c1Q !icross the MII.:y W'r flOm the ~ lferd.-E4, . ' , ,

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M tM~t~f* QQ,.iff!4; ~~ly.•~h~·f~fp~iq;"

'Achill)' b~~" ~teal,p,y~r *q ~lJt~$$. my.pouth.

'f~e g\$e$P~ ~l~QYqg\lt '0 J~~t.'Qfny:; , .

I clq~m)' ey~J'lltl foll~w~ii1l ~W"'~ ) " , '

. " . '19~6'" " " " , W~!l. ', .' , PiJtYthiqgs;yPtj·h~~"t9Yh1~h.t.· .:, ' , O~~ w~~he4,J~~y will )lcQ~~,bfsQn~i ,,' ,i; . ~f;"~~!~li(~;~:fr~~:;;t"!~~,~~~, .', .~~~\~~~ .~ log ~af;~g'.1~g~4~ b.~i~q~~f•• t4..~~,' .,' JC ,~&.- ~1~1 ~t.s Only Phlnam~.!l~n~ w,IlPJ$ tg$t~p ~)oWl .C'c\('~~C'\ ~

It ~~yoUf·p~c:}l~''fh~~~.:~\~ W~;

Oh~I$t.'~ fq~I!_r. "!~ fp ,.~. ~.P.l~n~

Twenfi~Ih penillry C~in_ Poelq52

Yellr in year out • drt~p of homesick tears; , Midnisht, In the depth of nightt a laundry lamp. • , M~njal or not, yoq n~ed not bother, ,

, . Just see what is not ~lean,what is not smooth. And ask the Chinaman, ask the Chinaman.

'I can wash band~rchiefs wet with sad tears,

I can wash shirts soiled,~n sinhd !;rimes.

The grease of greed, the dirt of desire. • ~

And all the 61thy tbingut YOUf llou~

Give'them to me-I'll wash them, give them to mol

192.5 (1) . Wen, Corn"ut. Worl., Tin,. 2.lh-J~

fORGJi:T HER

Forget b~r, as a forgotlen ftower111atray of morning sun 011 a,petal TblJt whiff of fragrance from a blossom

Forget her, as a forgotten flower.

fOrget her, JS a forgotten flower, As a c:Il'Cllm in the wind of spring,. As in a dre;1m, a ben's ring.

Forget her, as a forgotten Bower.

forget her, as a forgottCll flower. Listetl, how sweeLly tbe cricken 'sing; Look, }low. taU the grass 118$ grown.

Forget. her, 1$ ~ forgotten flower.

Forget hCr,1S ,. forgotten flower. , NQ longci~ does sbe R!rnernber you.

Nothing n(lW 1inge~ in her memo'Y. Forget her, as aforgotten ftoW

54 Twentieth C'"Nry OhineSe Poe~ry· You've conquered m~, you daz;Ung·~inbQw-

Memory of 5000 }'CatS, please hotd $QU. . .

I only ask how to embface you ~ight'y,

You, $uch aq unt;lmapl~ spirit, ~ch·!!l beauty,

'9~7

Weil, Com#Jl'f' WOf••,Tinf. ~.

DlscoVEay

I've come, I shout, bursting out in tea" of WQe. ..".is is not my China..;,;oh, nol Nol'~

I've com~ Pecause I beard your sumDlOnlngcry.

Riding on the wind of time, ~ising a .otc~ bigh,

I came. I knew no~ this to be lIflwarranted·~ta.$y.

A nigbtmar~ Jfou.nd. rou1 now C991d this, be!

.This is terror, a baa dream over thc;brirn of -fl "pyss., But not YOlt. notwhal my heart; (X)l)tjnueilo .{pissl I ask heaveq~ ask th~ winds of all directions. . I ask (my 6s~ pounding ·toc naked chest of tlleeartb)· But there is nQ answer,·'" ~eal'$ I can and c~ll )'Qu· . Until my heart leaps out-ao, here fon are'

.19"7 .

Wen, Comp"" Worn, T",,, ~l-n

YOU SWEAR BY Tfl~ .SUN

You swear by the sun••nclle~ ·th~ ~ntO' g~.on th~ horiz{)1l

Attest to your faitbfu.ness. Fine, I beUc:v~ yQU CQmpletely,

Even if yotashould burst out in te~lIS Jwou.ldll't be ..

surprised. ., . Only if you wanted to talk about I%~ sea may dl)' U.p 4n4 the

rocks rnaYIQt • .I' .. .t That would make me laugh to death. Isn't this moment while

.my breath tests Not enough to get me cirunk1 What 11eed is there to talk about

"forever"1. . Love, you bow my desi[~ lasts only the dutltioq of ane bw;ath, Buny up then and squeeze: my heart, ltuny, Illr you'd better &9,

you go ...

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56 57 Twentieth Cenhtry Chln",fOftT)'

TIlE DESERTED VILLAGE

wbCfe did they go? How has it com'fl to pass? On stovC$ squat frolS, ~n ladJes lilie! blQOm; , T~bles ~nd chain Qoat'in fieMs "nd water ponds; Rope·bJi~ges of ~iderwebs sp~n rPOm onrooQ1. Coffins are we4ged in dooIWa~, rocks block windoW$: Asight of strange gloom ,tbat rends ~y heart. Scythes lie rusting liway in dust, , Fishing nets, abandoned, tpt in a~·pi1C$. Heavens, even such avillage etnnot fetain them, , Where fQSe$ forever smile; and lily leavC$ grow a$ biB as umbtell~ Where rice sprouts are 10 slender, the Jake so~en, The sky so blue, and the ~jrdst sOngs so like dew~pe!ld3., WIIO made tile sprouts peep and the ~OWeq red7 Who~ sweat and blood isittbat is blended in the: soiJ1 ·Thosew~o have gone left soresoluteiy, unhesitatingly: Whllt was their grievance, their secret wish? ' " ' Now, somelxxly must tell them: "Uere'the hoes Roam the streets, ducks waddle among'the pigs, Roosters tfilmple on the peony, and cow$ brow$C on vegeJall'~

patches." ,", " . Ten them: "The sun 1$ doWn, yet ,the c~tle are still on th4' 11n1s. Their black silhouettes pause on the ridge, waiting. While the mountains 14roulld, like dragons anq tiseJS, Close in on them. They glance about and shiver. Bowing their heads, too frightened to look again." This, tQO, you must tell them; ','hese beasts I'~n: da~ of old When evening chill approached Iln4 Mplal'S tteQ1blecl in'lh~ willd, They OQly needeq to call once; from thc hilltop." " Though the trails' were ~teep, their mllsten ,w~:)Uld help them, And accompanyh~g them home there would be the sceQl of hay,

, As tIle), think thus, their tears fall. ' And they huddJe togetb~, jowl agahut jowl,•••N CO, tell their m~stel'S, teU them• .Tell them every~hing, 40 not hide an}'thill~. Ask them to return' ~ th(:l0 to TCtumt • t.s~ thC1l\ wny they do not CG,te fot t\1.eiT O"l(n cattle.

Wen No (~89!rl9'f6) Pon't tbey lno.w ~h"t 'th,ae ~sh. aft like chi1dr~n?

PDQI' creatu~ ~o pi~fqt. ~ f~sbteJ1ed.·

fiey. wher, are you., nJCSSC!1lgej1 ,,' ",

Huny now. teJl them-.-teU 0'4 Wang the 'Third, ,

TelJ the ~Jd~' Choll an4 aU his~ght brothcts,

TeJJ .lUbe farm b.~ living lIi'oun4 tbe Lin-h...i Qate,

Tell al~ th~t, ,~.faced .\llacbpllll Old'u.' ,

Tell Old WOmQ~ HQ81l& asm"ll ~'"' villa&«; W01!Ien,

Tell them "ll.these tbin", on, b.yonCt .,

Tell them to come back, CO'f1l~ blclcl" '

My heart q tQJl} qy this sight of gloo",.

,Heavms,suc;:lu vi1la&c:~..not ~~in these people,

Such a paradi~ Oil ~rd\ without Il mant

. "n'.;' W(:D~ Ocim",.... Wor.... Tfri,. 24-a6

nunrr NIGHT 1 ~ t' ' ~ ,",. • \\Ie... \S

This JiiJlt, "nci fhf Jtgllt-~l~clJedf~u.r w8~ ~~

The Idn4 t"bJo and c~air, intimate 11$ mends, . 4-\..c..

rbe $ce,,~ at (lId ~ks, r~chiQ8 me, in whiffs, " .l..L_' ..L

My fayorUe teacupu$CJCQe '" JIleditating nunt ~'"T\u...\IWV\t!...N'\ \.

rhe "by luqijn, rpJlteJl~~Jy ..' his JJlQ~h«r(s' bf08S~, o-t

Asnpre ~portin. t~ healthy ,1p'll))cr ohny big son ".. \.

Tbis m)'lteriQU$ quiet night, th~ calln peace. " , . ~-e (:rOl\cV

In my ihl'Oi!t qu.iver songs of g~titudet '\.'ntl~ tho songs 59Gn becci,1\cugly C"~. ' ' S~"'~~ Quiet nighttl~a,.not .~pt.y~r bri~. " , \Vhg ll!W"t~ til" "'ill1e,Hn lquars fOgt pi pe!!ce1 'Jilirworhlbasl mucbwlder bod~on•.", , AI lbefo,,~ w~1s cannot sn!;ncetbe ~1"mQr pf war, ,HOWelln )'Qu $top tb~ vfoJegt ~t ofr,ny hqlrt7 " • .Benor that ~y lIlo\lth ~ plle4 witb lllud ~md sand, Th~n, til sins,th" je))' au.~ sallOW of one map alone; Better.t11at'male$ d.ig hol~ in thi. head ofmin" . And \1;P11intQ'ldQn: Ill)' "~hllqd ~Igod, .

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58 'fll'entie'h Century. GbjnQl'roetry .' .

Than ~Q Uve only for It Cqp of win~lm~'~ bOQ~ of verse,

Or for an evening of~renity brouijbtby the tieking f:loc~

H~riJlg not the foa?s~ndsi(:~~ troJn aU .my n~jgJt~

SeeIQg not the shlVerID8 ~h,adQw$ of lhe wldow$ qpd 9rphlln_, '

And the convulsion in ba'Ule trenches, ma.~ men~jting their

$idbeds. . ,..', . And all the trage

60 TU'lIIl1tieth Centluy ChiR-e.s9 Poet'1 Suaden1y out of the blue sky. tllundcf

wm exp1ode~ .

f'This is our Chinal"

How am I to say this todayi'

You may not believe that "the iron tree wm bloom.D

But there is on~ ~tenceyou mUll ht....:'

·WaiUjJ) ~h, vol~no «:ao ilo Jonger be qlliot.

Don't trembl~. or shake your headt or stamp YOllr feet,

Just wait un out of the blue sky a thundef

Win explode: wrbi$ is our Chinal"

. ~9~7 Wen. eo"""f \Vor •• , Tf,,& ~3-~ .

'PE~HAPS (4 DJRGE)

Perhaps you are too tired of crying,

Perhap_ )'Ou want to sleep awhile.

Then 111 teU the owls not to COQgh,

Frogs to hush, and bats to stay 1~il1!

111 not let the sunshine pry your eYelids,

Nor let the wind ypur eyebrows sweep.

Nobody win be allowed to .waken you,

I hold a pine umbrella to shelter your sleep.

Perhaps you bear earthworms turnips dirt, Perhaps you bear grassroots sucking water. Perhapa prettier than man's cursing vOice Is this kind of music you now hear.' .

1111et you sleep. yes, let you sl~p-

Close your eyeS now, tightly.

And tellpaper ashes· to 8y lightly.

I'll cover you gently with yellow earth.

1927 (7)

'\VCn. Com~.t•. \'Vor .... Tln.' ..._... 31-'1

61 USt..t r nz..v.l, ""

Wenl-fo (.8g~'9f6) c:w'1tJ 71<

~··b"f\.lOr fOr ~ \i IlJAPWATnR

Hete is • ~itcb of. bo~l~ly aead waler.

No breeze (:8" tat" a I(ngl~rlpple on it.

Might ., w~n tb~w in m,ty met4l1 scraps

QJevelJ polt.. l«:ft~er fQOd 3" ,oup in it.

P~rha~tb~:peen on MPper wiU become emeralds.

rerhap, on ~m ~"S ~cb' blgsSQrQS will bloom.

Then, ~t~~VC: II 'ayen~f .iJkY8atl~

.•nd &erma 'b~ patcl1~of ~lodQl spume. .

'tet tbe d~c1 water fennent intQ i~de wine· £OveJed with ftOatfnS' peadsof whitt'! ICtIm.' Sm.all ~ds &:~uckle and beOollle big peaflst *'" /).IIf\ C4-4OtIt"1 Qld)' to buat a$ gllfJq wrno to $l~ tlds PlQl. b~ ,\.clec

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An4 ~ 1111. ,ditch. Df l1Qpe~.'Y'~ea~· w~t~r,

rjlay $till dlJhn: II touch. Of ,omet),lng bright~

And. if t~~ fmss cannot ~r ~bc:.nente

the deaf! water wJll cnmk ita solll of delight.

·HClreull ditch 'af hQPf!lessly dea4 ~ter-"

• fegi4n wllore beJtuty~"Jlever reside•.

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Nor WQ , si1lS1e eaJthwoQ11 distlll'bed, ,

No~ a single thread of a spider web broken.

fn thcr moonlight sat a woman;

She seemed to have quite yo"thn.lloo~. '

Iler red _kirts·were frightful. lib blood.

And herhait .,as draped all 0VCf ber back.

The woman was wailing. pounding hCf cllest.

And the toad continued to shiver.

Alone rooster Ctow~·in a distant village, .

TIle woman disappeared frolp the )'~llow eartla ~oul'd.

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MIRACLE

Never have I sought the ~ of ~re, nor the black

Of the Peach.BIOSSQm Pool at mi4night, nor the plaintive

tune of a lute, .. Nor the fragnmc:e of~'.Never have [ loved the froud

dignity of a leopard. . .. The tenderness flonged for. 1'0 whifo dove co~ld Qffer, I never wanted tbesethinl's, but their ctyStalUzation, . A miracle teQ thouund timea more mhaculous thalltberil !llli But, this soul of mine l>cing so faQlished. I simply cannot . Let it remain without food. So. even trash and dregs . J have to beg for, don't 11 Heave.,. know, I am not Willingly doing this, nor am I top stubbom, nor tog stupid. Only I caQnot Wliit for )'ou, wait for the Ipproacb of thlJl

mjracle. J dare not let IQY $Oul gouqstJ$tair\ed. Wbo 4oesn't ~Q" How little these things ate wort}l; . . . A tree fu1l of siD&ing cicadas, a pot of common wine. : Even the mention of mi~ty inoun~PJ, v.llqrs at dawn, Of

glittering starry· skies, .

18 tlQ 1. t;Slmmo"placc, ",Qat wgrth~1y eonuJlonp1ace. They . 4q not Q*rvo;· ... ...•. . '. .. . .

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..~ ~dtto~f_. t~ Qlom~tYoU~ •. •... . .. 'fb~ Jllom~P~ .t~,~t .. mir!1c"c)ccu.r~. r.llalV"t ori.~a~ndon tbe . ~mmo"r a~ .,..... : Never again ",~oJ. gaib)1 at ". frostbittf:Jrle"f•.

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