Saturday, August 21, 2010

Misty Rain On Mount Lu

On Mount Lu there is misty rain,
And the River Zhe is at high tide.
When you have not been there,
your heart is filled with longing;


But when you have been there and come back,
it was nothing special.
Misty rain on a mountain,
A river at high tide.

~By Sotoba, the Chinese Poet (1036~1101)


Isn't that beautiful? I need to find me a book with a collection of
old eastern asian poems like such. Zen-like poems.