Sweetness brushed from afar

By the sun guided (Photo: Faye Sarras)

where the bees glided
above the flowers pink
where by the sun guided
my limbs no pollen bearing
from great distance arrive
with brush wet by ink
to honey write and sweeten
the breeze between us.

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.