Flight briefing

by Wei Santang / January 21st, 2024

Landing on a leaf (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Leave control to thee
Landing on a leaf
Cross mountains or seas
Wings or hearts beat
All thou in thy face did feel
Tells more than fear
In all thou met
Thy brief report, unfinished yet

Wei Santang is a scholar born and educated in the Far West in the second half of the 20th century. Faye Sarras teaches English and records the activities of plants from the mountains to the garden to the kitchen. Faye and Santang are the authors of In Solar Terms. The forthcoming books are: Temples of the Heart in Anqing and Porto (with He Ying); On Mushrooms and Mountains (with Faye Sarras). Read other articles by Wei.

This article was posted on Sunday, January 21st, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.