"metal" is much, much better in my opinion Andrew
KS
On 11/10/06, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sorry about this, but this poem keeps wriggling around.
>
> (title) Sweeping Lady of Tiayuan
>
> … shape of those bent shoulders
> and her entire body
> speaks of resignation
> this lady sweeping leaves away
> under a weeping tree
>
> as tourists by the hundred
> walk past, not noticing her,
> staring at fading buildings,
> weathered sculptures of wood and stone.
> She is breathing on earth
> the same air as they,
> as she works now, sweeping leaves …
>
> Holy holy holy her autumn breath,
> holy her work beneath the trees,
> holy her head more than temple ceilings,
> holy her arms more than a winding dragon,
> her visage holier than the warrior's fierce face.
>
>
> --
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> http://www.bam.com.au/andrew
>
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