Ten Poems: Bull by Bull
I. Tramping through tall grass
In search of the ox—river
Bluffs, foothills, far mountains
Weary of distances, roads
Fading strength, traces of ox
II. Among bankside reeds
Muddy tracks trailing out path
Rich fragrant grassland
Range of remote mountains
Clear and big as bluest sky
III. Breeze in the willows
Green song of warbler warm sun
Ox drinking from stream
IV. Horns bent the ox caught
With will and strength struggling on
Into gullies of mist
V. Tether, whip in hand
Keeps the ox from straying off
Down dusty roads
Patient miles, gentle prodding
The ox follows and obeys
VI. Now atop the ox
Flute drawn charmed melody
Riding in one rhythm
VII. Borne by the ox home
Blissful dawn greeting thatched hut
At peace
VIII. Untethered ox rider
One and the same, united
Big as sun and sky
Snowflakes cold in hottest fires
Welcome house of ancestors
IX. Root and source, the way
A journey homeward, true self
A tranquil river
With and without, flowing back
Where crimson flowers deepen
X. Passing barefoot
Through the dust and crowds
Joy and the world bloom
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