Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A Language Thought Experiment.

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While lying in bed and unable to sleep… Wrote a Chinese poem using English as the basic language of thinking. I can only write what I know...
Monday, October 16, 2023

Never Happily Ever After II

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During my evening jog and continuing on the theme of rainy “night” 1 未央新春雨夜淋 New night spring rain falling upon the Palace of Not-Zenith-Yet...

Imitating The Masters III

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AC Tang from Facebook Group, Chinese Poetry posted… Learning to write a 五言绝句 from Tang poet 李嶠 LiQi’s work, Wind, known for talking about th...

Never Happily Ever After I

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While walking in the marina and the half moon was shining over the boats… 1 半空月明巳矇矓 The light of the half risen moon had already become haz...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Days Of Long Ago

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The first line came to me suddenly while I was washing a dish. 1 遠見山頭甘露臨 Far away, sweet dew approached the mountain tops, 2 一刻久隔三秋心 A hea...

Imitating The Masters II

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The original 驚夢 poem - 題城山晚對軒壁宋•范成大 欲以清風剪綠夢， 瞬息甲子是南柯。 滿湖蛙語鳴不住， 誰與高歌舞芰荷。 AC Tang's version  - 壬寅孟春，讀宋人范成大《人間随處是南柯》，依其韵。 一枕清風剪綠夢， 人間隨處是南柯...

Global Warming

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Yesterday, the impending storm approached Southern California like a coiling but menacing dragon. Naval ships set sailed to calmer waters ...