The Valley Wind

Living in retirement beyond the world,

Silently enjoying isolation,

I pull the rope of my door tighter

And stuff my window with roots and ferns.

My spirit is tuned to the Spring-season:

At the fall of the year there is autumn in my heart,

Thus imitating cosmic changes

My cottage becomes a Universe.

--Lu Yun

The Valley Wind

Living in retirement beyond the world,

Silently enjoying isolation,

I pull the rope of my door tighter

And stuff my window with roots and ferns.

My spirit is tuned to the Spring-season:

At the fall of the year there is autumn in my heart,

Thus imitating cosmic changes

My cottage becomes a Universe.

--Lu Yun