Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
On the Way to the TempleWitter Bynner and Kiang Kung-hu, trans.
From “Poems by Wang Wei”
From the Chinese
From the Chinese
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I have roamed, under miles of mountain-cloud,
Old woods without a human track.
But far on the height I hear a bell,
A rillet sings over winding rocks,
The sun is tempered by green pines….
At twilight, close to an emptying pool,
I lie and master the Passion-dragon.