Friday, January 25, 2013

The moon is my heart.


Dark on the cliff, the orphan lamp, moon not set yet . . .
Perfectly round, that bright mirror no one needs to polish,
hanging there in the clear air:  it's my heart.

Han Shan (Cold Mountain)
c.7th - 9th century

Photo: L. to R. - Jupiter, the Moon, and a burned snag; Hewlett Burn, Poudre Canyon, CO; January 21, 2013

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