Day: 31 December 2002

  • a new year looms

    “Another year about to end
    In my empty mountain abode;
    Rivers and clouds,
    Their trails indistinct;
    Pines and cedars,
    Their natures the same.
    I arise from my nap
    To find the taro roots done;
    As the incense fades out,
    I finish a scripture.
    Who knows that real pleasure
    Lies within stillness and silence? ”
    – Wen-siang (1210-1280)