I’m still lingering on, my climb unfinished,
as the sun sinks away west of peaks galore.
translated by David Hinton
Author: zdunno03
there the road
there
the road
now walk
one way
or the other
a Quiche poem about home: The Face of My Mountains
damn this heart
a song from 1972
on the radio
in a restaurant
thousands of miles
decades later
from the images
it brings forth
of a smile
those long legs
a dance in candlelight
a faraway look
in eyes
and a bottle of wine
cannot erase
all those years
all those miles
damn the song
damn the ache
damn this heart
what holds me here
thunder in the distance
lightning in the sky
let those tears
from heaven
soak my head
my skin
naked I stand
above the city
wash away
what holds me here
packing a suitcase
it begins simply
packing a suitcase
what to put in
what to leave out
for the few days
remaining still
but in the act
resolution
and the quick beating
of my heart
riding the river: from Vessy’s paintings
surging forward
toward the horizon
where sun
where moon
where stars
will be
breaking free
riding the river
of life
like thee
my book Istanbul Days, Istanbul Nights published today available on amazon US & UK plus other outlets in all three formats
looking for words
one looks for words
to express
what the eyes
the heart
would say
if only
they could speak
Written on a Horse on the Eighth Day of the Seventh Moon by Lu You (translation)
another translation from the Chinese by Mary Tang on her blog Life is But This
Leonard Durso 