The Two Pagodas of Orchid Stream by Yang Wan-li

The tall pagoda is not pointed, the short one is.
One of them wears an embroidered robe,
the other a silver shirt.
Do you wonder why they never say a word?
It’s because the rapids speak for them
with the voice of Buddha.

translated by Jonathan Chaves

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