2015-02-08

Neach seo neimhe neamhchoitianta

Neach seo neimhe neamhchoitianta
leis féin, éagsamhalta,
breathnaigh is ní hann dó
tagann is imíonn ach ní trí dhoirse
raghadh isteach in orlach cearnach
leathann i ngach treo
mura nglacann tú leis
buailfidh tú leis gan é a aithint

This rare and heavenly creature

By Han-shan (Cold Mountain) (730? - 850?)
English version by Red Pine


This rare and heavenly creature
alone without peer
look and it’s not there
it comes and goes but not through doors
it fits inside a square-inch
it spreads in all directions
unless you acknowledge it
you’ll meet but never know