EVAPOETRY

IN BEIJING


The pensioner thinks
before he lifts the long brush
from Kunming Lake,
waits
for a meter,
paints recollected characters
of a Li Po verse with water<... (more)

EVAPOETRY

IN BEIJING


The pensioner thinks
before he lifts the long brush
from Kunming Lake,
waits
for a meter,
paints recollected characters
of a Li Po verse with water
upon the pavement of the palace grounds.

Under summer’s sun, the old man’s muscles
stretch and roll with the calligraphs
as once he moved
the minds of students
and quickly
for the last image
must be seen before the first
transcends
its elements.

To write poetry
on the walk
of the summer palace
is an exercise
of body and soul.
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