"I see the black moon in the sky.
It's with the dark night. "
I see the place where it is,
up there above my life.
I live in a thatched house of uncertain future,
divining my times.
Tomorrow will be cloudy and fine.
My spirit is trapped in
insignificant
cool.
About the author:
Chen He is a much celebrated Chinese poet and essayist. His poetry is collected in The Jade and his essays in Among Fine Grasses. His poems are selected in many important anthologies.