I Thought I’d End My Days in a Hainan Village by Su Tung-p’o

I thought I’d end my days in a Hainan village
but God sent Wu-yang to call back my soul.
Far, far, where sky lowers and eagles pass from sight:
a hairbreadth of green hill–the mainland there!

translated by Burton Watson

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