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I'm about to purchase a book of poems written by Chinese nuns of old for my girlfriend and came upon one poem in particular in the book which I thought you bums would appreciate :) If interested, the book is called Daughters of Emptiness.

 

FLOWER-GAZING by Chaoyi

 

Using the soil to irrigate them,

Using water to plant them in:

This tipsy-turvy way of working

Allows me to do as I please.

In the garden full of spring breezes,

The flowers chatter to themselves;

They do not feel the need to show

Off their colors to anyone!

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FLOWER-GAZING by Chaoyi

 

Using the soil to irrigate them,

Using water to plant them in:

This tipsy-turvy way of working

Allows me to do as I please.

In the garden full of spring breezes,

The flowers chatter to themselves;

They do not feel the need to show

Off their colors to anyone!

 

Very nice... Yet still they shine for all to see!

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I'm about to purchase a book of poems written by Chinese nuns of old for my girlfriend and came upon one poem in particular in the book which I thought you bums would appreciate :) If interested, the book is called Daughters of Emptiness.

 

FLOWER-GAZING by Chaoyi

 

Using the soil to irrigate them,

Using water to plant them in:

This tipsy-turvy way of working

Allows me to do as I please.

In the garden full of spring breezes,

The flowers chatter to themselves;

They do not feel the need to show

Off their colors to anyone!

 

 

That is very nice... Beautiful from the inside out, lovely...Thank you, Mel

 

 

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