by admin | Feb 13, 2023 | Poems by Women, Taoist
Favor and disgrace are meaningless –What’s the use of contending?Drifting clouds do not obstruct the shining moonlight.Let the ox and the horse be called,To both I can respond –But how could I let a speck of dustInto the city of the mind?
by admin | Jan 29, 2023 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Amongst the flowers Iam alone with my pot of winedrinking by myself; then liftingmy cup I asked the moonto drink with me, its reflectionand mine in the wine cup, justthe three of us; then I sighfor the moon cannot drink,and my shadow goes emptily alongwith me never...
by admin | Jan 29, 2023 | Poems by Women, Taoist
My mind is like a jade jar of ice,Never invaded by even half a mote of dust.Though the jade jar be obscured without,I pay no mind at all –On the terrace of Immortals,I climb straight to the highest level.
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Lying in bed I almost mistakemoonlight on the floor for frost.Looking up I see the cold light,looking down I see only home.from Bamboo Cottage: Poems and Translations, by Doug Westendorp
by admin | Oct 21, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Green mountains rise to the north;white water rolls past the eastern city.Once it has been uprooted,the tumbleweed travels forever.Drifting clouds like a wanderer’s mind;sunset, like the heart of your old friend.We turn, pause, look back and wave,Even our ponies...
by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Nurturing energy, forget words and guard itConquer your mind — do non-doingIn activity and stillnessKnow the Source ProgenitorThere is no thingWhom else do you seek?In constancyIt is essential to respond to peopleIn responding to peopleIt is essential not to be...
