Space flight

by Wei Santang / July 14th, 2024

Both afoot and ahoof (Photo: Faye Saras)

In the heavens imitations
echo transient limitation
the season for the swan goose
passing in air crafted truth.
To the edge of the palace roof
gazes both afoot and ahoof
Neither wingéd nor asynged
Ideas illuminated, not unhinged.

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, July 14th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.