"Here there is no talk of the world's affairs - those matters that make wild the hearts of men." Chia Tao (779-843); trans. Mike O'Connor

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

A Quiet Mountain Retreat

From the writings of Ching An (1841-1920)

"Misty trees hide in crinkled hills' blue green. 
The man of the Way's stayed long
At this cottage in the bamboo grove.
White clouds too know the flavor
Of this mountain life;
They haven't waited for the Vesper Bell
To come on home again."

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