I have a place on the Chungnan slopes.
Sitting there you can see the Mountains.
No one there, no guests, the gate is closed.
No plans all day, just time and silence.
Nothing stops you gazing and dreaming.
Why not come and try to find me there?
Wang Wei (699-759 AD)
Trans. A. S. Kline and reproduced with permission, see
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Chinese/AllwaterWangWei.php#Areply
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I have a place on the Chungnan slopes.
Sitting there you can see the Mountains.
No one there, no guests, the gate is closed.
No plans all day, just time and silence.
Nothing stops you gazing and dreaming.
Why not come and try to find me there?
Wang Wei (699-759 AD)
Trans. A. S. Kline and reproduced with permission, see
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Chinese/AllwaterWangWei.php#Areply