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Twenty five Chinese poems - Autumn - The Mountain Shadow
Identifier
012702
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
THE MOUNTAIN SHADOW
The willow boughs are bare. As if asleep
The half-lit river runs. From rock and
ridge
The mountain throws a shadow long and
deep
Across the broken bridge.
Made fertile by the sharp and heavy
showers,
The borders of the darkening river keep
An odour as of late autumnal flowers.
Down the full stream the water-fowl have
strayed,
Blithe and oblivious of their homeward
track,
For though the sunset fire begins to fade
They have not yet come back.
The sombre river now lies all in shade.
The source of the experience
Twenty five Chinese poemsConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
Beauty, art and musicCommuning with nature
Reducing desires
Reducing opportunities
Reducing threats
Relaxation