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Poetry

Water Pavilion

By Cai Que
Translated from Chinese by Jeffrey Yang
Paper screen         Rock pillow        Square bamboo bed
Hand tires book drops             Long   afternoon dreams
Woke up smiling            then laughed alone    counting
the notes of a fisherman’s flute     Waves billowing blue

 

English
Paper screen         Rock pillow        Square bamboo bed
Hand tires book drops             Long   afternoon dreams
Woke up smiling            then laughed alone    counting
the notes of a fisherman’s flute     Waves billowing blue

 

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