May 13th, 2021
Yuan Mei (1716-1798)Climbing the Mountain
I burned incense,
Swept the earth,
And waited for a poem to come....
Then I laughed,
And climbed the mountain
Leaning on my staff.
How I'd love to be a master
Of the blue sky's art:
See how many springs of snow-white cloud
Brushed in so far today.