Tree Chinese Poems

These Tree Chinese poems are examples of Chinese poems about Tree. These are the best examples of Chinese Tree poems written by international poets.


Lao Tzu: English Translations III

LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS III

The Valley Spirit
by Lao Tzu, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

The valley Spirit never runs dry,
the river to whom all waters
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Categories: chinese, earth, heaven, mother, water,


Premium Member The Chinese Pistachia

The Chinese Pistachia


You came to us

a fragile seedling child

with so many names 

that did not fit

your grace and lithefulness


each season of your growth

and vibrant orange change

I
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Categories: chinese, mystery, nature,

Epigrams Vii

Epigrams VII

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: 
am I or are the others crazy?
—Albert Einstein, poetic interpretation by Michael R. Burch


The Whole of Wit
by
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Categories: chinese, animal, growth, nature, peace,

Shijing Or Shi Jing Translations

The Shijing or Shi Jing or Shih-Ching (“Book of Songs” or “Book of Odes”) is the oldest Chinese poetry collection, with the poems included believed
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Categories: chinese, bridal shower, engagement, family,

Chinese Translations Shijing

These are modern English translations of Chinese poems of The Shijing or Shi Jing ("Book of Songs" or "Book of Odes")

Shijing Ode #4: “JIU MU”
ancient
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Categories: chinese, desire, family, girl, home,


Chinese Translations Ii

Chinese Poets: English Translations II

These are modern English translations of poems by the Chinese poets Tzu Yeh, Lin Huiyin, Xu Zhimo and Huang E. These
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Categories: chinese, body, desire, love, lust,

Ancient Haiku

These are translations of some of the oldest Japanese waka, which evolved into tanka, renga and haiku. 

While you decline to cry,
high on the mountainside
a
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Categories: chinese, culture, imagery, inspiration, international,

Haiku Translations of the Oriental Masters

Grasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch

Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by
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Categories: chinese, animal, beauty, imagery, nature,

Chinese Garden

Here, among the Geese,
I can be a Philosopher, a Poet, an Artist...
Or just a Dreamer.
And what will my Dreams be of?
Of the gentle ripples in
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Categories: chinese, faith, life, longing, loss,

A Chinese Fishing Net

Death hangs
on the poles
at our bank.
A Chinese 
fishing net 
sinks down
with baits
to lure into 
the fate. 
Doom lurks 
between the
darkness and
the blue. 
Joys dry in
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Categories: chinese, inspirational,

Like a Chinese Lantern

At the end of the thought
was sadness.
When temple lies broken
a little white lotus comes up
on the tranquil lake.

A cute word enters the lone voice,
stands down,
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Categories: chinese, art

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