I want to go to the other bank
The river water alters the sky's colour
and alters me
I am in the current
my shadow stands by the river bank
like a tree struck by lightning
I want to go to the other bank
In the trees on the other bank
a solitary startled wood pigeon
flies towards me
by Bei Dao
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Painting by Robert Fowler (1853 – 1926) "Dreaming"
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