I agree with Arthur here. Gary. bw Sally J

>From: Arthur Seeley <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: The final - A River Transformed XX:(Gary)
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:58:03 -0000
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>I have admired the series on several levels, Gary.
>Firstly the poetry that has emerged has been excellent and crafted.
>I have enjoyed the new experience of poetry from other cultures.
>Mostly I have to admire the dedication and commitment in arriving 
>sucessfully at the ultimate acomplishment of it all.
>You must feel drained perhaps but possessed of a quiet jubilation. Well 
>done. Arthur.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Gary Blankenship
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:14 PM
>   Subject: The final - A River Transformed XX:
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>   The final - A River Transformed XX:
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>   After Wang Wei's Pepper Tree Garden (20)
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>   The Last Step Taken
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>   The celebrations finished, bottles tossed,
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>   boats docked and market shuttered -
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>   the village gates are closed and bolted
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>   against the careless wreck of a new moon.
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>   Beyond blue hills, red deer graze new moss,
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>   fox kits roll in the soft dirt near their den.
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>   The villagers sleep by a new moon's light
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>   as brown monkeys steal tomorrow's quiet.
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>   We unpack - books, souvenirs, glass goddesses.
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>   You cannot find the high boots that need resoled.
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>   Luggage stored, we settle in like morning fog
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>   as I wait for day to light the mountain road.
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>   A hay wagon has broken down at the crossing.
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>   From a coach, a passenger may have waved good-bye.
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>   *
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>   I am not home and do not have a good translation with me.  I forgot to 
>pack them.  I have a very poor version which came with a cd of music set to 
>the poems.  I will attempt to retranslate:
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>   With cinnamon wine, welcome the royal daughters;
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>   give gifts of fragrant grass to the Beautiful Goddess;
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>   and greet the Prince of Clouds
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>   with peppered drink and sumptuous feast.
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>   Based on a legend from the Warring States Period of 481 BC to 221 BC.  
>The daughters became fairies upon their death.  The Goddess and Prince were 
>also fairies.
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