WALKING UPON THE EARTH

Walking upon the earth

All alone by myself,

I swing up my black walking cane

And make a heavy thrust

At the hard cold crust of the earth,

So the people on the other side

May hear a faint knock

And feel my existence.

CHI CHIEN, CHINA- TAIWAN (1913)

Translation: Germain Droogenbroodt

FROM: “CHINA CHINA”

Contemporary poetry from Taiwan

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