MOON IN THE RIVER, FLOWER IN THE MIRROR, HUMAN OF OBSESSION

 

MOON IN THE RIVER, FLOWER IN THE MIRROR, HUMAN OF OBSESSION

(A poem of natural wisdom)

 

A lifelong loneliness, a life of voyage

Who’s the owner of my home, the agent of my soul

Erroneous thoughts swirl, they stir a hearty realm

 Pain and annoyance like death, hell

Wisdom vanishes, the pearl’s glow disappears

Foolishness comes again and again, nature is mistaken

Lifetime spent in vain, living in a dream

Moon in the river, flower in the mirror, human of obsession

 

By Shanlin-Tzu