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by Wei Santang / August 11th, 2024

While wings wait (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Summer sun hot till late
Feathered life resting
while wings wait
After hours, flying high.
Floating, feeding emitting sighs,
in currents rich and rough
Not only birds look for nesting
Relief is sought from all that‘s tough.

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 11th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.