Poem
Jun Er
Moving the Jar
today I moved a big jarthe kind they use for pickling vegetables
into my study from the balcony
this dark-red pot
is a crude piece of work
with a great big belly
nicks all over it
it comes with a small round lid
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it
squatting there on the floor, it reflects the light
quiet and plump
now, if I took off the lid
it could hold all the wind in this room
© Translation: 2006, Simon Patton
MOVING THE JAR
© 2006, Jun Er
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Moving the Jar
today I moved a big jarthe kind they use for pickling vegetables
into my study from the balcony
this dark-red pot
is a crude piece of work
with a great big belly
nicks all over it
it comes with a small round lid
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it
squatting there on the floor, it reflects the light
quiet and plump
now, if I took off the lid
it could hold all the wind in this room
© 2006, Simon Patton
Moving the Jar
today I moved a big jarthe kind they use for pickling vegetables
into my study from the balcony
this dark-red pot
is a crude piece of work
with a great big belly
nicks all over it
it comes with a small round lid
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it
squatting there on the floor, it reflects the light
quiet and plump
now, if I took off the lid
it could hold all the wind in this room
© 2006, Simon Patton
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