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POETRY SECTION Two
Poems at the Pool of
Still blue water Misty like smoke Joining far-off waves of light That flash before the eyes It seems the pool is shaken By clouds in empty space Hanging constant A bright bell Pouring in clear heaven.
Leaks a distant trace of heaven Sinking dark blue shadows Before a jade-green line of peaks About how deep is the cold pool? Try and find it out Take the big dipper too And hang it in a basket --The Venerable Hsu Yun --Translated by Upasaka Han Kuo P’u |