Venice masks

Sunday, 6 February 2022

Sinking like a rock in the sea - Feng-kan (Big Stick)

Sinking like a rock in the sea
drifting through the Three Worlds
poor ethereal creature
ever immersed in scenes
until a flash of lightning shows
life and death are dust in space

Feng-kan (Big Stick) (c. 750 -  c.850) China
Translated by Red Pine (Bill Porter)
Source: Poetry Chaikhana

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please keep your comments relevant and free from abusive language. Thank you. Note that comments are moderated so it may be a day or two before your comment is posted - irrelevant or abusive comments will not be published.