OLD FORM
Did Chuang Chou dream
he was a butterfly,
Or the butterfly
that it was Chuang Chou?
In one body’s
metamorphoses,
All is present,
infinite virtue!
You surely know
Fairlyland’s oceans
Were made again
a limpid brooklet,
Down at Green Gate
the melon gardener
Once used to be
Marquis of Tung-ling?
Wealth and honour
were always like this:
You strive and strive,
but what do you seek?
~Li Po*
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submitted for this week’s photo challenge: Work of Art.
cited:
*Li Po and Tu Fu
Trans:Arthur Cooper
Very Picasso. Is this your artwork?
Picasso is an inspiring artist…yes the image is one of my pieces.
I am impressed. Thank you for responding.
you are welcome…thank you for visiting and for your positive words
All the different expressions in the eyes. Marvellous.
thank you…it has been said that the eyes are the messengers of the soul.
Love the image. Love the prose.
Thank you 🙂