Li Bo (Li Bai, 李白) 701-762 A.D. China’s most famous poet and the protagonist of Dream of the Dragon Pool: A Daoist Quest. Painting by Liang Kai (
) Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century.
Mountain Dialogue
I’ve been asked the reason for dwelling in blue-green mountains.
I laugh without answering, heart at ease.
In the mountains, peach blossoms on flowing waters—mysteriously vanish.
There is another Reality—not of the human realm.
Li Bo (translated by A.A.Dalia)
