"All the birds have flown up and gone; A lonely cloud floats leisurely by. We never tire of looking at each other— Only the mountain and I."
— Li Bai

January 1, 1970

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Poets from ChinaTang dynasty poets
Original Language: English

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Variant translations: — The birds have vanished down the sky. Now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains. — "Zazen on Ching-t'ing Mountain", trans. Sam Hamill — Flocks of birds fly high and vanish; A single cloud, alone, calmly drifts on. Never tired of looking at each other— Only the Ching-t'ing Mountain and me. — "Sitting Alone in Ching-t'ing Mountain", trans. Irving Y. Lo