Monday, May 02, 2022

1088. Spring-Watching - Hô Xuân Hong (1775- 1820)

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Translated by John Balaban


A gentle spring evening arrives

airily, unclouded by worldly dust. 


Three times the bell tolls echoes like a wave.

We see heaven upside down in sad puddles.


Love’s vast sea cannot be emptied.

And springs of grace flow easily everywhere.


Where is Nirvana?

Nirvana is here, nine times out of ten.


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