Tag Archives: Bamboo

Fire Over Snow

Posted on October 13, 2012 by skyraftwanderer

A wisp deked through the grove. Bamboo snow pillars snap yellow streams over an empty shard of bark. No prints mark the snow, the morning air bares no scent. A vapour trail lingers. ~~~ Image found here: http://xinjingrushui.com/node/2427

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Lost Poem Depository

Posted on February 15, 2012 by skyraftwanderer

It’s not a busy place, the lost poem depository. Sheltered in a mulberry grove and made up of thatch and bamboo it’s always open. When snow perches on bamboo stalks, rain basins in cassia leaves, willows sweep away stray maple … Continue reading →

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Lantern (2 poems)

Posted on April 10, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

At the foot of the mountain, a lantern illuminates a small   patch of the night. Moths gather around the light,   mistaking it for a crescent moon. ~~~ Deep within the bamboo forest the mountain recluse lights   the … Continue reading →

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Mountain Recluse (Hermitage) (A series of fragments)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

The cliff rises out of the dense mist, the summit shadowed by thick clouds, drifting in azure sky. Birds navigate in the heavens, gibbons cry out from boundless forests. Dwelling deep within these rivers and mountains, I journey back to … Continue reading →

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