Human Emotions

The Gardener XVIII: When Two Sisters

When the two sisters go to fetchwater, they come to this spot andthey smile.They must be aware of somebodywho stands…

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The Gardener XLVIII: Free Me

Free me from the bonds of yoursweetness, my love! Nor more of thiswine of kisses.This mist of heavy incense stiflesmy…

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The Gardener XL: An Unbelieving Smile

An unbelieving smile flits on youreyes when I come to you to take myleave.I have done it so often that…

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The Gardener XIV: I Was Walking by the Road

I was walking by the road, I do notknow why, when the noonday was pastand bamboo branches rustled in thewind.The…

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The Gardener XI: Come As You Are

Come as you are; do not loiter overyour toilet.If your braided hair has loosened ifthe parting of your hair be…

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The Gardener LXXXIV: Over the Green

Over the green and yellow rice-fieldssweep the shadows of the autumnclouds followed by the swift-chasingsun.The bees forget to sip their…

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The Gardener LXXVI: The Fair Was On

The fair was on before the temple.It had rained from the early morningand the day came to its end.Brighter than…

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The Gardener LXXIX: I Often Wonder

I often wonder where lie hiddenthe boundaries of recognition betweenman and the beast whose heart knowsno spoken language.Through what primal…

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The Gardener LXIX: I Hunt for the Golden Stag

I hunt for the golden stag.You may smile, my friends, but Ipursue the vision that eludes me.I run across hills…

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The Gardener LXI: Peace, My Heart

Peace, my heart, let the time forthe parting be sweet.Let it not be a death but completeness.Let love melt into…

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