by admin | Apr 6, 2024 | Poems by Men, Taoist
The moon shimmers in green water.White herons fly through the moonlight.The young man hears a girl gathering water-chestnuts:into the night, singing, they paddle home together.
by admin | Mar 29, 2024 | Poems by Men, Taoist
When the moon is high I’ll take my cane for a walk,When the wind is cold I’ll put on some clothes.My heart is hidden in thick bamboo groves –I come home alone leading the white clouds.
by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Poems by Men, Taoist
If High Heaven had no love for wine,There would not be a Wine Star in the sky.If Earth herself had no love for wine,There would not be a city called Wine Springs.Since Heaven and Earth both love wine,I can love wine, without shame before God.Clear wine was once called...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Poems by Women, Taoist
The beginning of the sustenance of lifeIs all in yin and yang.The limitless can open upThe light of the great limit.Diligently polished, the mirror of the mindIs bright as the moon;The universe in a grainMay rise, or it may hide.
by admin | Jan 13, 2024 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Sojourning in Ta-yu mountains –Who converses with the white crane that comes flying?How many times have the mountain peopleSeen the winter plum-flowers blossoming?Spring comes and goes,Deep in fallen flowers and streams.People are not awareOf the many immortals...
by admin | Nov 20, 2023 | Poems by Women, Taoist
Spirit and energy should be clear as the night air;In the soundless is the ultimate pleasure all along.Where there’s reality in illusionIs illusion in reality,For the while playing with magical birthIn the silver bowl.