Comments on: Poetic Impermanence

By: Kage Kuma

Kage Kuma — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:10 +0000

often times her name is spelled Li Po. just so you know in looking her up…

By: ZenYen

ZenYen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:03:27 +0000

I will have to find more poems by Li Bai. Thank you.

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:37:12 +0000

Li Bai was first mentioned to me by a friend from China. Her husband was scholar of Buddhism. She often spoke about Shandong and its Mountains.

Birds, sky, cloud, mountain are the lasting images-the real images- of this poem. The ‘I’ appears, fleetingly, if somewhat shyly, as if to declare its surrender to non-existence.

By: Joel F.

Joel F. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:34:42 +0000

This reminds me of what my meditation teacher said: “You are a mountain, and your thoughts are passing clouds.” Lovely poem.

By: Dana S. Leslie

Dana S. Leslie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:05:30 +0000

Poetic impermanence? Is that like writing haiku in the sand below the high tide line?

By: Bob P.

Bob P. — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:17:14 +0000

as a poet, i am quite taken by the simplicity yet deeply profound menaing in this short work.

it reminds me also of a mindfullness meditation of Jon Kabat-Zinn, where you imagine the mountain and then bring the mountain into yourself and then allow the mountain to teach you its lessons.

thank you for sharing ~

By: Dana S. Leslie

Dana S. Leslie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:46:24 +0000

And, one day, the mountain, too, will join the rest of us.