Opus 112
whoever notices how many leaves the wind
knocks from these trees
and whoever sees this many leaves
on such a beautiful, sun-lit afternoon
suddenly falling all of them dying
is bound to shudder
1988
knocks from these trees
and whoever sees this many leaves
on such a beautiful, sun-lit afternoon
suddenly falling all of them dying
is bound to shudder
1988
© 2000, Yu Jian
From: Yu Jian de shi
Publisher: Renmin wenxue chubanshe, Beijing,
ISBN: 7 02 003328 8
© Translation: 2003, Simon Patton