Jinzhu
Ridge
sandalwood
& goldenrain shine at the empty bend;
kingfisher-green
swirls in the stream’s ripples—
a
secret way opens to the Shang Mountain path:
not
even the woodcutters can know of it
Translation by Jack Hayes
© 2017
based on Wang Wei: 斤竹嶺
jīn
zhú lĭng
Image
links to its source on Wiki Commons:
"Sunset
Landscape": Ma Lin; ink & color on silk – 1254 CE
Public domain
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