Beyond the Light Pollution
D.G. Jones gave us stars by fire
Li Bai (Li Po) gives us stars by water.
In sunshine, Censer Peak breathes purple mist."The Waterfall at Lu Shan" rendered into English by Vikram Seth in Three Chinese Poets.
A jutting stream, the cataract hangs in spray
Far off, then plunges down three thousand feet —
As if the sky had dropped the Milky Way.
The enjambement "hangs in spray / Far off" gives to the piece the added frisson of proximity to the precipice.
And so for day 350
29.11.2007
