Parading

no time elapses; each tone is endless.

Bai Ju Yi, Du Fu, Li Bai? They’re still writing
Bai Ju Yi, Du Fu, Li Bai? They’re still writing
Bai Ju Yi, Du Fu, Li Bai? They’re still writing
(unrelenting pressure then release)
(unrelenting pressure then release)
and I’m still chasing whatever it is
and I’m still chasing whatever it is
that infiltrates an instant, turns it loose,
that infiltrates an instant, turns it loose,
with repercussions lasting, spreading, widening
with repercussions lasting, spreading, widening
like ripples in a pond (the pond’s Chinese), —Jacqueline Osherow
like ripples in a pond (the pond’s Chinese),
—Jacqueline Osherow

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