Meng Hao-jan: A Night on the River

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A Night on the River

by Meng Hao-jan
(689 - 740) Timeline

English version by
Sam Hamil

Original Language
Chinese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

8th Century

Moored in island mist,
as the sun sets, a traveler's grief arises.

Beyond the great plain, the sky closes on trees.
On this gentle river, the moon arrives.

-- from The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton

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Themes

Bower

Moon

Night

Sky

Sun

Recommended Books

	The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan, Translated by David Hinton
	The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton
	Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, Edited by Wu-chi Liu / Edited by Irving Yucheng Lo

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