A peasant's shack, a deserted road, I loaf in my old clothes

Heron Brush Painting I
This is one of a series of brush paintings I’ve been working on.
The original - $200 plus $25 shipping.
I don’t plan to make prints of these.
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Country Cottage

A peasant's shack beside the
Clear river, the rustic gate
Opens on a deserted road.
Weeds grow over the public well.
I loaf in my old clothes. Willow
Branches sway. Flowering trees
Perfume the air. The sun sets
Behind a flock of cormorants,
Drying their black wings along the pier.
- Tu Fu (712-770), translated by Kenneth Rexroth, One Hundred Poems From The Chinese
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