Shih Shu: mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom

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mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom

by Shih Shu
(1660? - 1740?) Timeline

English version by
James H. Sanford

Original Language
Chinese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

17th Century

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

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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

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