Dear Gary,
I find the inclusion of the bodily functions rather refreshing.
Fart -- or the sound of one cheek chapping --lol.
I think this is probably my favourite of the series so far, because it gives
me more of the sense of a life lived, rather than a typical oriental
landscape.
Kind regards,
grasshopper
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From: "Gary Blankenship" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:53 PM
Subject: [THE-WORKS] new: Out of the Alley and In
(The eighth in a series of transformations of Wang Wei's River Wang poems.)
A River Transformed VIII: After Wang Wei's At the Lake Pavilion
Out of the Alley and In
Next to the street, the sound of a lone saxophone,
near the back, a pile of cloth freezes in the shadows.
One dog growls at another, anxious to leave.
A door slams, the pack skulks into damp corners.
A brown bag passed from mouth to mouth, hand to hand -
the empty tossed, a fart, belch, stream of piss.
Somewhere on the avenue, a girl laughs
at the idea of a slow dance among shore side pines.
You handed me a glass cold as the lake's surface,
green as crocus leaves, the glint in your eyes.
The dock turns white. Tonight, we will see
each new journey begins at the start of the last.
Snow, black flakes against a pale moon,
fresh ground pepper for melting ice.
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The literal translation from a web site:
Small barge go to meet honoured guest
Leisurely lake on come
At railing face cup alcohol
On all sides lotus bloom
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