A Brief Record of Kongtong Mountain
The feeling of going up and the feeling of coming down
are completely unalike—
going up
the mountain appears half-hidden through thick mist
coming down
the mountain is laid bare in bright sunlight
it's as if there are two mountains
and I don't know which is more Kongtong
regardless which it is
I'll love Kongtong just the same
because this mountain is
the first in many years
that I have climbed
on my own two legs
(2006)
(Trans. Heather Inwood)
(Trans. Heather Inwood)
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