Blowin' in the Wind
Spring 2015 Vol. 31 #2
Spring 2015 Vol. 31 #2
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When the bottom of a barrel
busts open
this vast earth seems even wider
When one’s life line
snaps asunder
a green lake turns crystal clear
What can be better
than to grasp a pinch
of snow from a blazing furnace
& sprinkle it throughout
all human life
like travelers’ lamps brightening their night
—Da-hui Zhong-gao (1039-1163)
Translated by Gary Gach