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flower, no flower
flower, no flower;
mist, no mist—
midnight arrives;
daybreak departs—
arriving like a springtime dream how many times
gone like morning clouds with no fixed place
Jack Hayes
© 2016
based on Bai Juyi: 花非花
huā fēi huā
Image links to its source on Wiki Commons:
Branch of Flowering White Jasmine: Zhao Chang; ink and color on silk.
early 12th century.
Public domain.
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