THE WRITERS POST (ISSN: 1527-5467) the magazine of Literature & Literature-in-translation. VOLUME 12 NUMBER 2 JUL 2010

LEAVING PARADISE __________________________________________ a poem by TAN DA (1889-1939) translated by Vu Dinh Dinh Leaving Paradise Peach petals were sprinkled along the paradise path As clear creeks and golden orioles all came to bid farewell! Half a year of blissful life in Paradise, One step of miserable existence on Earth, Olden vow and little love were just that and no more! Stones are cut, mosses turn brown, Water runs deep, flowers float around, And cranes fly high, Disappearing into the blueish sky! Now Heaven and Earth are again forever separated, The grotto gate, The mountain top, The beaten path, Reminiscences of a thousand years of A moon-washed celestial stroll. ‰ The Writers Post the magazine of literature & literature-in-translation, founded 1999, based in the US. VOLUME 12 ISSUE 2 JUL 2010 Copyright © Vu Dinh Dinh & The Writers Post 2010. Nothing in this magazine may be downloaded, distributed, or reproduced without the permission of the author/ translator/ artist/ The Writers Post/ and Wordbridge magazine. Creating links to place The Writers Post or any of its pages within other framesets or in other documents is copyright violation, and is not permitted. Return to Contents HOME