Gu Cheng

“It is probably safe to say that Gu Cheng was the most radical poet in all of China's 2,500 years of written poetry.”

“Clouds that are greyCan no longer be washed clean.We open the umbrellaAnd simply paint the sky black.”

“A bird in the gusty windDeftly changes directionA youth tries to pick upA pennyThe grapevine in fantasyStretches its tentaclesThe Wave in retreatArches its back.”

“The sky is greyThe road is greyThe building is greyThe rain is greyThrough this stretch of dead ashWalked two childrenOne in bright redOne in light green.”

“Even with these dark eyes, a gift of the dark nightI go to seek the shining light.”