GERMAIN DROOGENBROODT (edited by)
WALKING UPON THE EARTH
Walking upon the earth
All alone by myself,
I swing up my black walking cane
And make a heavy thrust
At the hard cold crust of the earth,
So the people on the other side
May hear a faint knock
And feel my existence.
CHI CHIEN, CHINA – TAIWAN (1913)
Translation: Germain Droogenbroodt
FROM: “CHINA CHINA”, Contemporary poetry from Taiwan
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