Po Chu-i: Autumn's Cold

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Autumn's Cold

by Po Chu-i
(772 - 846) Timeline

English version by
James M. Cryer

Original Language
Chinese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

9th Century

here's my snowy crown
          time's tinted decrepitude
there's the frost in the courtyard
          autumn's glittery breath
now I'm sick and just watching my wife
          pick cure-alls
then I'm frozen waiting for the maid
          to comb my hair
without the body
          what use fame?
worldly things
          I've put aside
tranquilly
          I delve my heart
determined now
          to learn from Empty Boats!

-- from A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney

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Themes

Crown

Heart

Snow

Recommended Books

	A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney
	The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton

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