ONE OWNER, WISE

ONE OWNER, WISE

(A poem of natural wisdom)

One lake one moon one reflecting glow

One body one heart one balancing scale

One thought one word one righteous deed

One owner, wise

By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE LIFETIME OCCUPYING, ONE LIFELONG VOID

(A poem of natural wisdom)

One fight, one pillage, one bite of food

One chest of selfish desire, one fire pit

One coming, one going, one scene of play

One lifetime occupying one lifelong void

By Shanlin-Tzu

ONE SPREAD OF RED BROCADE , ONE GLOWING SEA

(A poem of natural wisdom)

One wave one ripple one rocky hill

One sky of rosy clouds one gliding seagull

One boat one paddle one anchor

One spread of red brocade, one glowing sea

By Shanlin-Tzu

KNOWLEDGE IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

KNOWLEDGE IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

(A poem of natural wisdom)

Knowledge,

the mineral gem of

the wisdom of humankind,

nevertheless makes

wisdom of humankind’s

mineral resource hide.

Knowledge,

gold gushing out from

the wisdom of humankind, 

 nevertheless turns

the rich person’s wisdom of humankind 

to a poor man.

Knowledge,

the flame of

wisdom of humankind,

nevertheless makes

the power of wisdom of humankind

dry.

Let knowledge

become the burning accelerator. 

Let the glow of wisdom of humankind

shine more brightly.

Let knowledge

give force to humankind

Never allow

knowledge to become

the vanishing wisdom of humankind:

double-edged sword

By Shanlin-Tzu

A FLASHING MOMENT

A FLASHING MOMENT

(A poem of natural wisdom)

Each minute

I pray for luck

Wanting to see you awake

Each hour

I calm my heart

Wanting to hear your genuine words

Each day

I practice virtue

Wanting to open your heart’s lock

Each month

I read scripture

Wanting to observe your face

Each year

I comprehend

Wanting to seek for your breath

Comprehend hills

Comprehend rivers

Not for an afterlife

Only for the chance 

To meet

A flashing moment

Looking back

Seeing through my own nature

Not asking for long lives

But for 

This life’s rest

By Shanlin-Tzu

DUO COLOUR FLOWERS

 

DUO COLOUR FLOWERS

(A poem of natural wisdom)

 

Duo colour flowers

Duo colour flowers

Rooted in one earth

 Opposing colours

 

Duo colour flowers

Duo colour flowers

Source at one root

Opposing colours

 

Duo colour flowers

Duo colour flowers

Branch from one source 

Opposing colours

 

Duo colour flowers

Duo colour flowers

Forget the source, lost origin

Opposing colours

 

Duo colour flowers

Duo colour flowers

Back to the source, return to its origin

Same colour

 

By Shanlin-Tzu

 

 

IN MEMORY OF YOUTH

 

IN MEMORY OF YOUTH

(A poem of natural wisdom)
 

Youth

drifted away. 

scattering only

the taste of morning glow,

and melt in the eternal

sky of cloud.

 

Youth

blew away.

left behind

the unregrettable coolness,

and chanted in the eternal 

naturalness

 

By Shanlin-Tzu