Showing posts with label Chinese poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese poetry. Show all posts
Monday, November 11, 2013

Han Shan or Cold Mountain: life is short

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Two poems by Han Shan on the transience of youth for Spring and Summer swiftly lead to Fall and Winter: 7. A moth-browed girl in town ho...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Han Shan: a poem

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Han Shan, which, I"m told, means Cold Mountain, was one of the numerous hermit/monk/poets who flourished during the 7th, 8th, and 9th c...
Friday, June 8, 2012

T'ao Ch'ien: a June poem

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Reading the Book of Hills and Seas In the month of June the grass grows high And round my cottage thick-leaved branches sway. There is n...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Han-shan: a poem

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Han-shan is a classic example of China's hermit Zen/Tao poets. His poetry carries elements of both Zen Or Chan, as it was called in C...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Serendipity

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The Red Cockatoo Sent as a present from Annam-- A red cockatoo. Coloured like the peach-tree blossom, Speaking with the speech of men. And t...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Serendipity: more autumn poetry from China

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Listening to a Monk From Shu Playing the Lute The monk from Shu with his green lute-case walked Westward down Emei Shan , and at the so...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Li Po: Now and then, a glass of wine, or two or . . .

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Li Po (701 AD--762 AD) Drinking Alone In The Moonlight Number One Beneath the blossoms with a pot of wine, No friends at hand, so I poured...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Something to think about

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It always surprises me, I don't know why, when I find that some current attitudes have been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of ye...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Earth Day

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Sailing Homeward Cliffs that rise a thousand feet Without a break, Lake that stretches a hundred miles Without a wave, Sands that are white ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Han-shan or Cold Mountain

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Han-shan was a hermit poet who lived sometime during the late 8th century and early 9th century. No one is certain about his dates, just as...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Fall Equinox

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Today is the First Day of Autumn, although it's a bit hard believing that here in Tucson where the temperatures are still in the high 90...