Beyond barred windows,
shadows cover the garden,
shadows slide over the curtain
as I play my lute in silence.
Distant mountains stretch the sunset,
breezes bring clouds and rain.
The pear blossoms fade and die,
and I can’t keep them from falling.
translated by Sam Hamill
there is a peaceful acceptance in this that I love
Many of those poets, like her, experienced such hardships that they often found that ability to accept and carry on.
we are honed by hardship
That we are.