Religion
A Farewell to a Buddhist Monk
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Religion
Can drifting clouds and white storks
Be tenants in this world of ours? —
Or you still live on Wu-chou Mountain,
Now that people are coming here?
Cite this poem
MLA
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “A Farewell to a Buddhist Monk.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/3/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “A Farewell to a Buddhist Monk.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/3/.
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