{"id":5082,"date":"2021-07-16T06:33:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.point-editions.com\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2021-07-16T06:33:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:33:25","slug":"691-once-zhao-lihong-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.point-editions.com\/en\/691-once-zhao-lihong-china\/","title":{"rendered":"691 | Once | Zhao Lihong, China"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Illustration by Zhao Lihong<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Once<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Once I was wandering on the road,
\nmy lone silhouette like a dry tree in the desert.
\nOnce I was gazing with fear in the dark,
\nmy calls for help subdued in the lead of night,
\nclouds and mist shrouded stars and moon,
\na chill wind scraped the stark wilderness.
\nOnce I heard the nightingale singing in the night,
\nsongs from clouds up in the sky,
\ndescending like a blossoming lily pond,
\nits pure white petals repelled the shades of night.
\nOnce I looked for you in the dense fog\u2014
\nwhat greater happiness could be
\nthan meeting you again on a spring night?<\/p>\n

Zhao Lihong, China <\/strong>(1952)<\/h3>\n

Translation Xu Qin \u2013 Germain Droogenbroodt \u2013 Stanley Barkan<\/p>\n

From: \u201c<\/em>A Boat to Heaven<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, <\/em>Southword<\/em><\/strong>editions<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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