Lone Wild Goose
the lone wild goose does
not drink or peck;
it flies crying out,
missing its flock—
who will pity this
fragment of shadow?
lost from its mates in ten
thousand layers of cloud—
gazing to the distance,
seeming to catch a glimpse;
so much grief, as if to
hear them again—
in the field, crows
without a thought for it,
call out & caw as
always in confusion
Translation by Jack
Hayes
© 2017
based on Du Fu: 孤雁
gū yàn
Image links to its
source on Wiki Commons:
“The Hundred Geese”,
traditionally attributed to Ma Fen, China, Northern Song dynasty, probably late
13th or early 14th century, handscroll, ink on paper.
Public domain
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