Food for thought

by Wei Santang / May 19th, 2024

Not for lack of food (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Undernourishment prevails
Not for lack of food
or days so many, long
without much sleep.
Nor for want of drink
the lips and tongue
to moisten poured,
but for want of time to think.

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, May 19th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.