Poem
Yu Jian
Opus 112
whoever notices how many leaves the windknocks from these trees
and whoever sees this many leaves
on such a beautiful, sun-lit afternoon
suddenly falling all of them dying
is bound to shudder
1988
© Translation: 2003, Simon Patton
OPUS 112
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© 2000, Yu Jian
From: Yu Jian de shi
Publisher: Renmin wenxue chubanshe, Beijing
From: Yu Jian de shi
Publisher: Renmin wenxue chubanshe, Beijing
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Opus 112
whoever notices how many leaves the windknocks from these trees
and whoever sees this many leaves
on such a beautiful, sun-lit afternoon
suddenly falling all of them dying
is bound to shudder
1988
© 2003, Simon Patton
From: Yu Jian de shi
From: Yu Jian de shi
Opus 112
whoever notices how many leaves the windknocks from these trees
and whoever sees this many leaves
on such a beautiful, sun-lit afternoon
suddenly falling all of them dying
is bound to shudder
1988
© 2003, Simon Patton
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