Getting Ready for Work
by Frank Watson
It is not yet dawn
And I fall over,
Putting on my clothes.
What shall I do today?
Shall I run around the woods,
Snapping off willow leaves—
Or shall I wait till dusk
And watch the sun
Embrace the mountain peak?



Inspired by “東方未明” from the Shijing




All writings and translations are Copyright © by Frank Watson, also writing as "Blue Flute" (2011-2014).
Year: 
2013