Looking At Mount Tai Poem by Du Fu

Looking At Mount Tai

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How is Mountain Tai?
Its green is seen beyond State Qi and State Lu,
a distillation of creation's spirit and beauty.
Its slopes split day into Yin and Yang.
Its rising clouds billow in my chest.
Homecoming birds fly through my wide-open eyes.
I should climb to the summit
and in one glance see all other mountains dwarfed.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Henry Tong 30 January 2018

I guess the English translation doesn't capture as much as Chinese meter. My Chinese teacher told us that it has the neatest meter- antithesis, rhyme, tone and structure.

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Upendra Upm 23 May 2017

home coming birds fly through my wide open eyes. is from genius mind. distillation of creation beauty and spirit.

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Du Fu

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Henan Province / China
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