{"id":7213,"date":"2021-08-06T08:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/?p=7213"},"modified":"2021-08-06T08:47:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:47:58","slug":"shih-shu-mountain-sounds-carry-a-chill-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/06\/shih-shu-mountain-sounds-carry-a-chill-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Shih Shu – mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom
\nby Shih Shu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

English version by James H. Sanford<\/font><\/p>\n

mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom
\nan upwelling spring whispers subtle tales
\npine breezes stir the fire beneath my tea
\nbamboo shadows soak deep into my robe<\/p>\n

I grind my ink: clouds scraping across the crags
\ncopy out a verse: birds settling on branches
\nas the world rolls right on by
\nits every turn tracing out non-action<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a> — from The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China<\/a>, Edited by Red Pine<\/font><\/p>\n


\/ Image by Maksym Harbar<\/a> \/<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

A serene moment today. This poem, to me, evokes a chill mountain solitude, a bit lonely, yet tranquil. You want to wrap a blanket around your shoulders, hold a hot cup of tea in your hands, and watch the world unfold around you.<\/p>\n

The soughing sounds of the mountain speak to us–<\/p>\n

mountain sounds carry a chill wisdom
\nan upwelling spring whispers subtle tales<\/i><\/p>\n

The outside world reaches inside our circle–<\/p>\n

pine breezes stir the fire beneath my tea
\nbamboo shadows soak deep into my robe<\/i><\/p>\n

In return, our meditative work mimics the world we witness–<\/p>\n

I grind my ink: clouds scraping across the crags
\ncopy out a verse: birds settling on branches<\/i><\/p>\n

And we disappear into the world, seeing how nature moves and shifts and yet remains entirely still–<\/p>\n

as the world rolls right on by
\nits every turn tracing out non-action<\/i><\/p>\n


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<\/a>Recommended Books: Shih Shu<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n\n

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<\/a><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry<\/a><\/small><\/td>\nSunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry<\/a><\/small><\/td>\nThe Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\n\nShih Shu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

China (1660? – 1740?) Timeline<\/a>
\nBuddhist<\/a> : Zen \/ Chan<\/a>
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“Shih-shu” is a term that can be translated as “rock and bark poetry” — nature poetry that often poked fun at the bustle of city life and city mind. Rather than brushed onto fine paper, shih-shu poems were scratched into pieces of bark, bamboo, or rocks.<\/p>\n

In the early 1700s, one poet took the widely used term as a nom de plume, making it difficult to know much about the author… other than through the poems themselves.<\/p>\n

More poetry by Shih Shu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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