Nature
Climbing the Ling Ying Terrace and Looking North
Translated by Arthur Waley (1918) · From A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
Nature
Mounting on high I begin to realize the smallness of Man’s Domain;
Gazing into distance I begin to know the vanity of the Carnal World.
I turn my head and hurry home--back to the Court and Market,
A single grain of rice falling--into the Great Barn.
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Chü-i, Po. “Climbing the Ling Ying Terrace and Looking North.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/50/.
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Chü-i, Po. “Climbing the Ling Ying Terrace and Looking North.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/50/.
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