Brushed on the Wall of Xilin Temple by Su Tung-p’o

From the side it is a range; straight on, a peak.
Far, near, high, low, it never looks the same.
I can’t see Mount Lu’s true face
because I’m on the mountain.

translated by Tony Barnstone & Chou Ping

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