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Archestructures The Art and Poetry of Chuan Kong

 

Withering Flowers
Withered flowers
Die and live, live and die;
Seamless unfolding.
Thalassa
A southern cloud
Now covers the whole earth;
Compassionate rain.
Songthrush
Old and motionless-
Songthrush with fluffed feathers;
Written in black ink.
Deep Alchemy
Looking deeper still
Within; the ancient mirror,
Gone, suddenly gone.
Momonkan
Dripping ambrosia,
Iridescent humming bird;
Glad song in the ear.
Mu #2
Even emptiness
Empties itself inside out;
Our cups overflow!
Mu
Now this new bright face
Shines in the emptiness;
Thus! All is so clear.


 
Hanging Garden (emptiness)
What are all these marks?
Thus comes the Tathagata;
Bright hanging garden.
Hanging Garden