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I would like to find some short poems re tea, teacups, teacpots, etc. They only need be 4-8 lines. I like to give a card with a poem on it when I give a gift of tea items.Thank you.
-- Sue Miller (irishsue@earthlink.net), September 20, 2004
In ancient China, picking tea leaves was a common activity in the farm. There were great numbers of poems written about it. The following short poem painted a rustic scene.
Passing a Mountain Hamlet in Late Spring Perchance
In this mountain hamlet Of handful houses watered by a streamlet Damsels were merrily picking tea fresh From the east to the west !
Strolling on a stone lane, Wondering why I left foot prints light and faint. Not knowing all over the sky, Pine flowers were flying high.
From a poem by Ming Dynasty poet Wu Zao.
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
Tea HouseBy Pi Re Xiu - Tang Dynasty poet Translated by Martin Tai
A white house perching on yonder sunny hill,
Kids working with fun
Fetching water from the bamboo hut [1]
Baking tea leaves in the oven
Pa grinds tea on the mill
Mom packs tea into cakes [2]
After all work is done
Time for bamboo gates to shut
Light aroma fills the moonlit mountain
Note
[1]. A hut build over a well.
[2]. In Tang Dynasty, tea leaves were ground into fine powder then packed into tea cakes.
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
Passing a Mountain VillageHark, hark, a water wheel,
In the murmur of a brook flowing
Under that board bridge
Late spring
Not a tree blooming
Where cometh that aroma so close
The wind bringth me ?
Oh ! On yonder hill,
Villagers are baking afternoon tea !
A poem by Ming Dynasty poet Gao Chi Translated by Martin Tai
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
Drink Tea with Kang Taoist at Blue Mountain Lagoon
We love to sit in this moutain
Among the white clouds
Lit a bon fire by a wild fountain
Drinking tea so fragrant.
Unwilling to leave
Tied the boat beneath the cliff,
Watch the crystal clear water
Listen to flowing brook murmurs,
Till dusk.
Zhen Ling Yi-- Tang Dyansty Taoist poet. Translated by Martin Tai
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
In ancient China, picking tea leaves was a common activity in the farm. There were great numbers of poems written about it. The following short poem painted a rustic scene.
Passing a Mountain Hamlet in Late Spring Perchance
In this mountain hamlet
Of handful houses watered by a streamlet
Damsels were merrily picking tea fresh
From the east to the west !
Strolling on a stone lane,
Wondering why I left foot prints light and faint.
Not knowing all over the sky,
Pine flowers were flying high.
From a poem by Ming Dynasty poet Wu Zao. Translated by Martin Tai
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
Tea HarvestYoung girls wearing spring clothe
Racing red banners into the green forest
Delighted to reach the hill shade first
To pick fresh tea into their palms
Sunset painted a landscape of mountains and clouds
Girls brought home baskets of tea havest.
--- A poem by Tsai Rang of Sung Dynasty Translated by Martin Tai
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.
Saw Luk Yu off to Pick TeaThousand mountains greeted my departing friend
When spring tea flourishing again
His profound knowlegde about picking tea
Through morning mist or twilight clouds
That solitary journey has being my envy
Rendezvous in a temple at a remote mountain
We enjoyed picnic by a clear pebble fountain
In this silent night
Lit a candle light
Knocked a marble bell for chime
While deep in thought for old time.
by Huang Pu Zhen-- Tang Dynasty poet, friend
of Tea Sage Luk Yu Translated by Martin Tai
Luk Yu , a famous Tang Dynasty tea sage , the author of "Book of Tea".
Luk Yu befriended may poets of his time, many of them wrote poems about him.
This poem by Huang Pu Zhen was an example.
-- martin (gisling@hotmail.com), November 04, 2004.