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Interlude: Cold Mountain

from Shifting Times by Arthur Durkee

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Interlude: Cold Mountain

a poem by the great Zen poet of ancient China, Han Shan,
trans. Kazuaki Tanahashi & Peter Levitt


A hand moves a brush freely,
the body as remarkable as rare jade.
But life comes to an end
and death makes one a nameless spirit.
From ancient times it has been this way,
so here’s what you can do:
Come inside the white cloud,
I will teach you the purple mushroom song.

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from Shifting Times, released July 6, 2019

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Arthur Durkee Ann Arbor, Michigan

Arthur Durkee is a composer & songwriter who records & performs on Chapman Stick, bass, analog modular synths, bamboo & wood flutes, keys, frame drums, and voice. He has won awards for composed, notated music as well as for his recordings, & is a published poet, & designer & illustrator. ... more

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