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DaiTianshan glaciers
Visiting DaiTianshan But Daoshi Not There
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On Going To See A Taoist Master In The DaiTian Mountains
But Not Finding Him
Li Bai 699-762
A dog barking and the sound of water;
peach blossoms heavy with dew.
In these deep woods, deer can be seen;
at noon along a stream, I hear no bell.
Wild bamboo divides gray clouds;
waterfalls hang from blue peaks.
No one knows where you've gone;
disheartened, I lean against a second,
now a third pine.
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Fǎng DàiTiānshān Dàoshi Bù Yù
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Lǐ Bǒ 699-762
Guǎnfèi shuǐ shēng zhōng,
Táohuā dài yǔ nóng:
Shù shēn shí jiàn lù,
Xī wǔ bù wén zhōng.
Yě zhú fēn qīng ǎi,
Fēiquán guà bì fēng;
Wúr rén zhī suǒ qù,
Chóu yǐ liǎng sān sōng.
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Notes: From Mike O'Connor's The Basin, Life in a Chinese Province, Published by Empty Bowl, Port Townsend, Washington.
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