Crossing Open-Anew Lake by Yang Wan-li

A fisherman’s taking his boat deep across the lake.
My old eyes trace his path all the way, his precise

wavering in and out of view. Then it gets strange:
suddenly he’s a lone goose balanced on a bent reed.

translated by David Hinton

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