Seen on a night in November
How frail
Above the bulk
Of crashing water hangs,
Autumn, evanescent, wan,
The moon.

Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.

Newborn baby
Opening eyes upon the world
God sees Himself


(Previously published in Poems Md, Apr 2008)

New Year's morning:
the ducks on the pond
quack and quack.


Translated by Robert Hass

New Year's Day--
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.


Translated by Robert Hass

Ninghua, Chingliu, Kueihua
What narrow paths, deep woods and slippery moss!
Whither are we bound today?
Straight to the foot of Wuyi Mountain.
To the mountain, the foot of the mountain,
Red flags stream in the wind in a blaze of glory.

Nur einmal
hat die Wasseramsel sich gezeigt.
Es strahlte
das Weiß an ihrer Brust.
Wo sie hinabgetaucht ist,
kann uns der Fluß
nie wieder dunkel werden.

Is it not pleasant, now we are tired,
and tarnished, like other men, to search for those fires
in the furthest East, where, again, we might see
morning's new dawn, and, in mad history,
hear the echoes, that vanish behind us, the sighs
of the young loves, God gives, at the start of our lives?

If thou to be a slave shouldst will,
Thou'lt get no pity, but fare ill;
And if a master thou wouldst be,
The world will view it angrily;
And if in status quo thou stay,
That thou art but a fool, they'll say.

NEGLIGIBLE old star.
Pour even.
It was a sad per cent.
Does on sun day.
Watch or water.
So soon a moon or a old heavy press.