You ask
why I perch
on a jade green mountain
I laugh
but say nothing
my heart
free
like a peach blossom
in the flowing stream
going by
in the depths
in another world
not among men.
- Li Po (Kenneth Rexroth translation, One Hundred Poems From The Chinese)
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Li Po (701–762) is regarded as one of the greatest poets of Chinese history. He wrote about friendship, nature, solitude, and the joys of drinking. He is reported to have died by drowning — drunk and in his boat, he reached out to touch the reflection of the moon.
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The page above is from the first draft of a new book of Taoist and Buddhist poetry:
Tao Journal: Internal Life of Quiet
Recent Projects And Random Thoughts
The 2024 Heron Dance Creativity Planner (Digital) with the Nurturing The Song Within Diary Planner (print edition).
The new art journal, Nurturing The Song Within, explores the inner work that underlies creative work, and creating a unique life.
Join Heron Dancers for a discussion of Rod’s book, Nurturing The Song Within and related poetry, art and philosophy each Sunday at 7pm Eastern.
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