The wonders in the universe

Running rest-day ...

... and still on the 'oriental poetry theme' :-)

So; here's a short verse from the pictured 1959, "A Chinese Garden of Serenity", as translated by Chao Tze-chiang:


NATURAL SCENERY

Natural scenery ---
such as the azure mists on the hills,
the ripples on the water,
the shadow of a cloud on a pond,
the hazy gleams among the grass,
the expressions of blossoms under the moon,
or the graceful manners of willows in the wind,
all of which are existent and yet non-existent,
half real and half unreal ---
is most agree-able to the human heart
and most inspiring to the human soul.
Such vistas are the wonder of wonders in the universe.