gaze to the cloud’s
edge the homing swan
fades far away
my heart follows the stream
drifting into the cloud deep
the landscape is paper
clouds and ink write the
passing years
an opera tune lingers
singing every unresolved sigh
an immortal aura drifts
mist winding around my fingertips
wind through the valley
echoes curl
moon on the water reflections sway
gaze again to the cloud’s edge
the homing swan turns back
my heart follows the floating clouds
drifting beyond mountain beyond mountain
the landscape is paper
clouds and ink write the passing years
an opera tune lingers
singing every unresolved sigh
an immortal aura drifts
mist winding around my fingertips
time flows on
but this love will never change
we met in the rivers and lakes
we parted in the wind and rain
amid the flash of blades and sword shadows
i’m captivated by you
suddenly looking back four seasons have slipped away
watching the world’s changes
feeling its warmth and its cold
who lit a lamp for you in the wind
suddenly looking back i am still right here
once you’ve seen the vast ocean
no other waters can compare
where in life will we not meet again
life is a play
the play is life
you and i hand in hand
roaming to the ends of the earth
sighing over the world’s vicissitudes
sighing over life’s impermanence
who lit a lamp for you in the wind
suddenly looking back i am still right here