Religion
North among Green Vines
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Where the sun has entered the western hills,
I look for a monk in his little straw hut;
But only the fallen leaves are at home,
And I turn through chilling levels of cloud.
I hear a stone gong in the dusk,
I lean full-weight on my slender staff. . .
How within this world, within this grain of dust,
Can there be any room for the passions of men?
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MLA
Shang-yin, Li. “North among Green Vines.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/15/.
Chicago
Shang-yin, Li. “North among Green Vines.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/15/.
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