Li Bai : The birds have vanished into the sky

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For a note on this 8th c. Chinese poet, see this post.

The birds have vanished into the sky,
and now the last cloud drains away.

We sit together, the mountain and me,
until only the mountain remains.

Translation Sam Hamill

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One Reply to “Li Bai : The birds have vanished into the sky”

  1. Murad

    15 september — Bowl of Saki
    “…om in de wereld te leven en toch er bovenuit te blijven, is als lopen op het water.”
    — Hazrat Inayat Khan
    Li Bai: de vogels verdwijnen, de wolk trekt weg, de berg blijft.
    En Petrus? Die zag de wind. — Matteüs 14:30
    Voor mij één vraag: hoe blijf ik aanwezig? 🌹

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