
Parting Words

Sixth-century poem by Patacara translated by Susan Murcott

Sanctuary
Two poems from The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón

For the Children
A poem from Gary Synder's Turtle Island

Polish the stone or the mind
A poem from Sarah Ruhl's Love Poems in Quarantine

CultureMagazine | Parting Words
Taking a Morning Walk Alone to the Pond North of the Yuhsi After It Rained
“a pristine pond encircled by trees / last night’s rain scattered by the wind”

Under dark pines
"all is the color / of falling snow"

journey to emptiness
"his Buddhist robe / is drier than a yellow leaf"

CultureMagazine | Parting Words
Parting Words
"When the world / Disappears under your feet / Are you falling or / Flying?"

CultureMagazine | Parting Words
Wang Wei
"At my window / the rain raves, raves about dying"

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