Lu Tung Pin: My heart is the clear water in the stony pond

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My heart is the clear water in the stony pond

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by Lu Tung Pin
(755 - 805) Timeline

English version by
T. C. Lai

Original Language
Chinese

Taoist

8th Century

My heart is the clear water in the stony pond.
Right now it is invaded by the peach-blossom shadows.
As soon as I arrive at heaven's palaces
I shall settle down with my seven-stringed lute.

Themes

Heart

Spring Blossom

Water

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