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The Journey to the West

Though we journey to the West We pray to the East More or less that's the way Each day begins and ends It’s a tale everyone ...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Gan Yu - 20

Here in the Floating World

Reality maintains itself

In a highly volatile state


To a Nobel gas

Quite dissimilar

Ever ready to make

A phase change

Of one kind or another


Whether that means

Coming home drunk

Prepared to admit

To many mistakes


Or else quickly

Picking up stakes

And packing the

Calistoga wagon


In every case

To an uncertain future

We in the Floating World

Are forever bound

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