Past Paths

(Careful)

by Wei Santang / August 25th, 2024

Dust and chlorophyl (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Shared shadows wait
Dust and chlorophyl
In generous portions
to memories combine.
Mortar binding dry
Arches bearing weight
Along in both directions
Opportunities or fate.

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 25th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.