Beyond the World
by Muso SosekiEnglish version by W. S. Merwin
Original Language Japanese
This place of wild land
has no boundaries
north south east or west
It is hard to see
even the tree
in the middle of it
Turning your head
you can look beyond
each direction
For the first time
you know that your eyes
have been deceiving you
-- from East Window: Poems from Asia, Translated by W. S. Merwin |
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