Religion
The Court of Dreams
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1909) · From A Lute of Jade (1909)
Rain from the mountains of Ki-Sho
Fled swiftly with a tearing breeze;
The sun came radiant down the west,
And greener blushed the valley trees.
I entered through the convent gate:
The abbot bade me welcome there,
And in the court of silent dreams
I lost the thread of worldly care.
That holy man and I were one,
Beyond the bounds that words can trace:
The very flowers were still as we.
I heard the lark that hung in space,
And Truth Eternal flashed on me.
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MLA
Chih-wen, Sung. “The Court of Dreams.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sung-chih-wen/0/.
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Chih-wen, Sung. “The Court of Dreams.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sung-chih-wen/0/.
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