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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
17th Century

About Shih Shu

Timeline (1660? - 1740?)

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English version by
James H. Sanford

Original Language
Chinese
mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom

Themes
  Birds
  Fire
  Mountain
  Spring Blossom
  Water

 

Recommended Books

The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China, Edited by Red Pine
A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney
Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, Edited by Wu-chi Liu / Edited by Irving Yucheng Lo

mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom
an upwelling spring whispers subtle tales
pine breezes stir the fire beneath my tea
bamboo shadows soak deep into my robe

I grind my ink: clouds scraping across the crags
copy out a verse: birds settling on branches
as the world rolls right on by
its every turn tracing out non-action

 

 

-- from The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China, Edited by Red Pine

Amazon.com

 

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