Nature
A Note Left for an Absent Recluse
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Nature
When I questioned your pupil, under a pine-tree,
“My teacher,” he answered, “went for herbs,
But toward which corner of the mountain,
How can I tell, through all these clouds?”
Cite this poem
MLA
Tao, Chia. “A Note Left for an Absent Recluse.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chia-tao/0/.
Chicago
Tao, Chia. “A Note Left for an Absent Recluse.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chia-tao/0/.