there are moments
in this lifetime
when I drift away
lost
in the sea
of forgetfulness
Month: May 2014
from To The Oak Tree by Shu Ting
We share cold waves, storms and thunderbolts;
Together we savor fog, haze and rainbows.
We seem to always live apart,
But actually depend upon each other forever.
This has to be called extraordinary love.
Faith resides in it:
Love–
I love not only your sublime body
But the space you occupy,
The land beneath your feet.
translated by Fang Dai, Dennis Ding, & Edward Morin
from Montages in Twilight 3 by Shu Ting
Those whose flowers have withered once
Are the first to know what spring means;
Those who have never borne flowers
Think soonest of withering.
translated by Fang Dai, Dennis Ding, & Edward Morin
from Montages in Twilight 2 by Shu Ting
If those thoughts cheeping in the crowded chicken coop
Were set free–
How far could they actually fly?
translated by Fang Dai, Dennis Ding, & Edward Morin
Leonard Durso 