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angliholic
08-05-2010, 10:24 AM
Neither a bird can be seen
flying above those thousand hills,
nor a footprint
found on those ten thousand trails.
There is only a boat
with an old man in straw quilts,
fishing alone in a snow-covered river.
adityasam
08-05-2010, 10:48 AM
Oh god, I love such loneliness. Beautiful description of the scene. May I ask How the old man is fishing in a snow-covered river? Has he become mad due to loneliness for such a long time. Anyway good translation (I assume).
angliholic
08-05-2010, 07:30 PM
Oh god, I love such loneliness. Beautiful description of the scene. May I ask How the old man is fishing in a snow-covered river? Has he become mad due to loneliness for such a long time. Anyway good translation (I assume).

Thanks, Adit, for the nice feedback.

I'd think people from different cultures couldn't perceive this lonely and beautiful scene, but apparently I was wrong. And thank you for proving me wrong.

The old man can be you and I, or anyone on this lonely planet! So you have to find your own answer!
Life is hard and lonely when we are experiencing it like the old man in the poem. But at a distance, it's extremely beautiful!
aliengirl
08-06-2010, 02:55 PM
Hello Angli! Just saw this poem of yours. It evokes the sense of loneliness beautifully. May I know is it your original composition or another lovely translation?
Delta40
08-06-2010, 05:52 PM
yes the imagery made me shiver at the thought of this eloquent scene
angliholic
08-06-2010, 08:40 PM
Hello Angli! Just saw this poem of yours. It evokes the sense of loneliness beautifully. May I know is it your original composition or another lovely translation?

Thanks, Aliengirl, for the much-needed feedback.
I felt the same as a boy as you felt after reading it!
That's why I wanted to share it with you! The following is a link of its related images:

http://www.google.com.tw/images?rlz=1T4GGLJ_enTW364TW364&q=%E6%B1%9F%E9%9B%AA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=zh-TW&tab=wi



yes the imagery made me shiver at the thought of this eloquent scene

Thanks, Delta.

A thing of beauty is a shiver forever!
You feel the same as I feel.
PrinceMyshkin
08-07-2010, 10:42 AM
Done with such delicate but masterful brush-strokes!
angliholic
08-07-2010, 10:58 AM
Done with such delicate but masterful brush-strokes!


Thanks, Prince, for the nice feedback.

But the honor is certainly not mine!
I am just a translator!

I'd like to hear from what is so delicate and what are the masterful brush-strokes!