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by Wei Santang / August 4th, 2024

The bed‘s edge illuminates (Photo: Faye Sarras)

My room by sunlight dimly
the bed‘s edge illuminates
through all the filters
between us intervene.
Luminous beauty waits
Sounds swell in silence
Air holds dancing dust
Drink and breathe we must

 

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, August 4th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.