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Monday, February 24, 2020

Life Is Magic ( for that great magician, Wang Wei)

Who am I to argue
With @JonDorenbus
Who says life is magic
Just so you know
I also find it so --
A realm of pure conjecture
Which may be best
Communicated
In a brief moment's glance
Such as that of an old woodcutter 
Standing on the forest's edge

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Here is a link to my translation of the Wang Wei poem that inspired my own poem:





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