tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post7210300244179389964..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "Stop Chasing After So Many Things": Ryokan And Wang WeiStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-28061962092539765662011-06-22T09:05:23.160-07:002011-06-22T09:05:23.160-07:00Mary F. C. Pratt: as always, thank you for droppin...Mary F. C. Pratt: as always, thank you for dropping by.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-45097372184406998372011-06-22T04:21:11.837-07:002011-06-22T04:21:11.837-07:00Perfect.Perfect.Mary F. C. Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208459186091082616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-4496848551258180322011-06-21T20:50:20.416-07:002011-06-21T20:50:20.416-07:00Mr. Fredua-Agyeman: thank you very much for visiti...Mr. Fredua-Agyeman: thank you very much for visiting again, and for the kind words. I hope that things go well for you, and that you are feeling better. Poetry can provide solace at times -- "a momentary stay against confusion," in Robert Frost's famous phrase.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by. I wish you the best.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-29580129485877622402011-06-21T20:40:52.672-07:002011-06-21T20:40:52.672-07:00Fred: thanks for visiting again, and for the poem ...Fred: thanks for visiting again, and for the poem by Han Shan. I haven't read the translations by Red Pine, but I'll have to track a copy down. I have read the translations by Burton Watson and Gary Snyder, and I agree with you that Han Shan's poetry is wonderful. I should have mentioned him in the post. He is helpful in bringing perspective to things as well.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-9984544677283371222011-06-21T05:47:35.783-07:002011-06-21T05:47:35.783-07:00Beautiful selections and I am glad that I passed b...Beautiful selections and I am glad that I passed by today. I am thinking of a lot of things: job security, future, searching for a new job etc... and they are driving me crazy... and I am ill too.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-32625864093315900802011-06-21T00:46:11.656-07:002011-06-21T00:46:11.656-07:00My favorite Chinese poet is Han Shan or Cold Mount...My favorite Chinese poet is Han Shan or Cold Mountain. His real identity is unknown. Some textual evidence in the poems suggest the eighth century. <br /><br /><br /><br />Since I came to Cold Mountain<br />how many thousand years have passed<br />accepting my fate I fled to the woods<br />to dwell and gaze in freedom<br />no one visits the cliffs<br />forever hidden by clouds<br />soft grass serves as a mattress<br />my quilt is the dark blue sky<br />a boulder makes a fine pillow<br />Heaven and Earth can crumble and change<br /><br /><br />The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain<br />trans. Red Pine<br />Copper Canyon PressFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com