It’s so easy to take the mystery of the world for granted when we stop looking at it.”—Tomás Q. Morín, Six in all, to be exact.
It was written to be sung to the tune of "Yang Pass."[3].
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet. The bulk of his poems are in the shi style, but his poetic fame rests largely on his 350 ci style poems. "Poetry and Politics in 1079: The Crow Terrace Poetry Case of Su Shih,", Hatch, George. Being a government official in a family of officials, Su was often separated from his loved ones depending on his posting. Then an old friend visited him in the middle of the cooking and challenged him to a game of Chinese chess. For the Japanese cuisine, see, "Su Dongpo" redirects here. Author Of Legacy Untitled- Perhaps it is just because he would have liked it. Su had totally forgotten the stew, which in the meantime had now become extremely thick-cooked, until its very fragrant smell reminded him of it. The optimism Su demonstrated in his private and political life can be seen also in his poems, many of which vividly describe his own experiences. save hide report. Loading... Unsubscribe from WestStadtStory? The old man sitting out fronton the empty patio eatingfried chicken or something or other,bought up the block probably, and notfrom the house of sushiwe were entering,didn’t inspire confidence exactly,but when you returnedfrom the wall of fame to our tablewith your chopsticksin the box you decoratedhow many years ago I forget,and told me regulars from way backneed never use the disposable oneswrapped in paper like strawsthat are not smoothlike yours that looked polishedand like they were cut from a yew,unlike my conjoined sticksthat were little more than gargantuantoothpicks for some race of giantsthat I had only to separatewith one clean snapand prove were fool proof,only the engineer who had retiredon the patent for the design of my chopsticksnever met a fool such as Iand so the operation was a failureexcept for your laughter,an unexpected developmentfor which I would have botched the next seton purpose, and the nextonly our seaweed salad had arrivedand it was time for me, a lifelong worshipperof the miniature shovel and pitchforkto stumble across a tiny platewith my Chinese finger crutches,only I didn’t and before I knew itmy hand was Fred Astaire on stiltsand the seaweed salad was gone,followed by half the maki,and there was only the one pink piecethat separated from the crunchy roeand its rice wheel that I spit outbecause it felt like a tongueand tasted of death,which makes perfect sensebecause it was dead,and had our meal ended there,I would now be celebratingthe virtues of keeping an open mindto new food, instead of howlife can surprise us so much, one dayI’m not eating maple syrup on a steakor cheese by the block like everyonewho’s never been to Vermontwould expect, rather sushiand mastering chopsticks and looking upto see a golden braid of hairI had never noticed was goldenunraveling against your shoulderso slowly that it looks aliveso much that for a momentthere are suddenly three of usat the table: me, you, and your braidthat you don’t seem to careis losing what only a few minutesbefore I would have called a battlewith gravity, except now I understandthe pull of the earthisn’t always harsh and impatient,that it can be gentle, can nudgea twist of hair looseand in so doing, slow down timeand that song about goodbyesand the heavy wrap of winterthat fills the sky of every airport townin late summer, slow that musicdown just enough to make a soulwith two left feet like my ownjump up and dance. After Zhaoyun's death, Su never married again. Etiquette cuisine as distinct as nature, We look away leaning across the table, And see scattered rice and Nori, Lay bare and feeble.We are very tired when we are hungry, Many fingers to this palate would drop, Eating Sushi rolls to make merry, Even if given bucketful of gold. [25], Su is called one of the four classical gastronomes. His popular politically charged poetry was often the reason for the wrath of Wang Anshi's supporters towards him, culminating with the Crow Terrace Poetry Trial of 1079. Su Shi wrote essays as well, many of which are on politics and governance, including his Liuhoulun (留侯論).
Wash with the morning vapor, Separate thoughts wept and crept, To ease the accentuated flavor, Wrapped floundering in secret. Copyright © 2015 by Tomás Q. Morín. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge... Recite this poem (upload your own video or voice file). I’ve now forgotten three times the word Golden in the title of that painting —and I wish I could ask what you think, that means. The old man sitting out front on the empty patio eating For 30 years, dachshunds, chihuahuas and miniature schnauzers. Lin Hsiang Ju and Lin Tsuifeng in their scholarly Chinese Gastronomy give a recipe, "The Fragrance of Pork: Tungpo Pork", and remark that the "square of fat is named after Su Dongpo, the poet, for unknown reasons.