in the bamboo lodge
alone, sitting in this dark bamboo grove,
I pluck the qin, whistle long & shrill;
in this deep forest unnoticed by any—
the bright moon comes to share illumination
Jack Hayes
© 2015
based on Wang Wei: 竹里館
zhú lǐ guǎn
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Bamboo: Xu Wei, c. 1540-1590, ink on paper
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