Song Dynasty statue of Laozi in Quánzhōu 泉州, Fujian

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Laozi Says

Gary Snyder 1930- Laozi Says To forget what you know is best. That's what I want! To get these sights down, Clear, right to the place Where they fade Back into the mind of my times.

Lǎozǐ Shuō

Lǎozǐ Shuō Wàngquè nǐ suǒzhī zhī shì zuìhǎo. Nàjiùshì wǒ yào de! Bǎ zhèxiē jǐngxiàng jìxiàlái, Qīngxī dì, yī zhí jì dào Tāmen xiāoshī zhī chù Huídào wǒ de shídài zhī xīnlíng zhōng.

Translator:

Zhong Ling 鍾玲

Notes: I am indebted to Gary Snyder for the Chinese translation of this poem. Gary kindly sent me a copy of the book in Chinese about Gary and his life and poetry; 美國詩人史耐德與亞洲文化 by 鍾玲 Zhong Ling, printed in Taiwan.

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