Arboreal Rain

by Wei Santang / December 17th, 2023

Held by late autumn earth (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Droplets cold, not frozen
Fall on days not chosen
Held by late autumn earth
from clouds no longer waiting
Vessels ancient and modern
Fields of joy and woe
Plowed in seasons past
Indifferent tears, latent snow.

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, December 17th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.