Tuesday, December 13, 2016

ONE FLOWER ONE LEAF ONE WHOLE WORLD


 
ONE FLOWER ONE LEAF ONE WHOLE WORLD
(A poem of natural wisdom)
 
One red one green one spring arrives

One grass one withering one autumn fades

One ice one snow one message of chill

One flower one leaf one whole world
 

By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE BRUSH OF MIST, ONE PIECE OF DREAM


 
ONE BRUSH OF MIST, ONE PIECE OF DREAM
(A poem of natural wisdom)

One sill of silver glow, one table across

One branch spreads fragrance, one pot of tea brews

One bronze lamp, one yellow book

One brush of mist, one piece of dream

 
By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE LILFELONG FOOLISHENESS ACCOMPANIES LONELINESS


 
ONE LIFELONG FOOLISHENESS ACCOMPANIES LONELINESS

(A poem of natural wisdom)


One sill of wind and rain, one damp hill

One flower sways alone, one branch is ill

One string of candle tears, one heart is chill

One lifelong foolishness accompanies loneliness
 

By Shanlin-Tzu

Friday, December 9, 2016

ONE LIFE OF DELUSION, ONE HASTY DREAM


 
ONE LIFE OF DELUSION, ONE HASTY DREAM

(A poem of natural wisdom)


One land of Spring, one red yard

One sky of willow catkins, one warm breeze

One herd of seagulls' dance, one cloud floats

One life of delusion, one hasty dream

 

By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE CLOUD ONE WATER ONE ZEN'S STILL


 
 
ONE CLOUD ONE WATER ONE ZEN’S STILL

(A poem of natural wisdom)
 

One cloud, one water, one Zen’s still

One moment of peaceful mind, one day tranquil

One stroll, one sleep, one guest at ease

One life, all the time, one rooted still

 

By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE KIND DEED, ONE WARM HEART

 

 
ONE KIND DEED, ONE WARM HEART

(A poem of natural wisdom)
 

One sheet of leaf falls, one autumn is coming

One grain of snowflake, one winter is approaching

One string of good words, one sheaf of flame

One kind deed, one warm heart

 

By Shanlin-Tzu

 

 

Friday, November 18, 2016

SUNFLOWERS' FAITH


 
SUNFLOWERS’ FAITH

(A poem of natural wisdom)
            
 
      1        


Warm sunshine

blushes

my blooming

face

 

Wind

blending with rays of sunlight

tugs and sways

my green blouse

 

Joyously chirping

birds

jump with delight

on my shoulders, arms

 

An eagle

in the vast sky

circles around over my head

 

The planet of natural life

is colourful, enchanting

 

Under the glow of sunset,

simply turn my blooming face

 

facing

that circle of

glistening Sun

standing, looking

 

standing, looking

 

and following her

to eternally glide

in the blue sky

 

 

2

 

Fresh and chill tints of night

cool air permeates my soul

 


disturb dreams’

intoxicated sweetness

 

Wanting to shake

my faith?

 

Come!

 

Destroying first

my deep-rooted beliefs

 

How many times

 wild rainfalls surge

 

How many times

the sun is concealed by dim clouds

 

How many times

the sky is permeated by mystified fogs

 

Heartless ice pellets

devastate

my body

 

Dark nights, howling winds

I do not fear

 

Thunder and lightening

I do not dread

 

Cold and heat violently rotate

I do not change

 

Because

my vein of blood

forever flows

faith in future's brightness

 

 

3

 

Thereafter

the thunderstorm

 

Rays of sunlight

are glorious, magnificent

 

On this piece of

warm land

 

I shake off

crystal clear raindrops

 

Still hold up

the pure and naive face

 

Stretch out

jade green strong arms

 

To embrace the sun’s

warmth

 

Linger in

golden fairy tales

 

Dream

the day after

 

 

4

 

The harvest season

arrives

 

People are

joyous, laugh, faces light up

 

Rushing off their feet

accepting

my heaps of

grains and fruits

 

Birds

in the place

where I fall

seek

leftovers

 

An eagle

in the sky above

where I fall

circles around

 

The body

clad with wind and rain

collapses

 

Yet, on this piece of

land of

righteous forces

 

The spirit of selflessness

harmoniously emerges into

the nature

 

The spirit of great love

deeply roots in

hearty fields

 

The praising chants

for the spirit of sacrifice

 

resound through

clouds and skies

 

Listen!

The faith of seas

encompasses hundreds of rills

 

Listen!

The faith of rivers and lakes

courageously

strives

 

Listen!

The faith of towering mountains

is firm

upright

 

Listen!

The faith of sunflowers

its direction

is unaltered

 

The strengths of faith

make life’s

willpower strong

 

The strengths of faith

make life’s

feelings optimistic

 

The strengths of faith

make life’s

realm wide, broad

 

The strengths of faith

make life’s

birth endless

prosperous

 

forever

prosperous

 

 

5

 


blushes

my blooming

face

 

Wind

blending with rays of sunlight

tugs and sways

my green blouse

 

Joyously chirping

birds

jump with delight

on my shoulders, arms

 

An eagle

in the vast sky

circles around over my head

 

The planet of natural life

is colourful, enchanting

 

Under the glow of sunset,

simply turn my blooming face

 

facing

that circle of

glistening Sun

standing, looking

 

standing, looking

 

and following her

to eternally glide

in the blue sky


to eternally glide

in the blue sky