Rain has washed Eastern Slope, the moon shines clear;
where townspeople walked earlier, farmers pass.
Why mind jagged stones on the hillside path?
I like the ringing sound my stick makes when it strikes.
translated by Burton Watson
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Lovely and poignant, Len! When I come here to read the works of the Chinese masters, I am always soothed and lulled into believing that maybe the world will someday be that way again…but…I won’t hold my breath. *thin smile*
Ron — Haiku Odyssey
Well don’t forget their times were not as peaceful as some of their poetry. They would seek peace in turbulent times, much as we do now.
small pleasures…
Some times that more than enough.
Those small pleasures are a template for putting those difficult times into perspective and walking right over them; accepting what others might call imperfection as part of the path that can be turned into something else. I love the compression of all that in these few lines of seemingly objective description. Like our own minds are invited up on the slope, to get our own perspective. As always, thanks for choosing and posting it, Len!
Thanks, Jeff, as always, for your comment.
How did poetry survive the Cultural Revolution?
To answer that question, you can do no better than to read “A Time of Ghosts” by David Coomler.
A “must read,” it is available on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Time-Ghosts-Hok-Pang-Tang/dp/159299492X
(David Coomler writes an incredible Hokku blog here on WordPress where he has been teaching Hokku for a number of years. See his blog at hokku.com.
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Thanks for sharing that, Ron.
Thank you, Ron.
I have already learned a great deal, from David’s blog and reading about the book. There is a great deal of information in your short reply. Thanks – for the pointers 🙂
I’m very glad I could be of help. Please write me at my email address for some information I prefer not to make known in this venue.
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Warmest Regards,
Ron
Poetry survives, as does all forms of art, because you can’t break everyone’s spirit.
😉
Some folk sure give it their best effort …