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FIRST THOUGHT BEST THOUGHT, 108 POEMS |
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TIBETAN PILGRIM On the right, a mountain with juniper trees--at its foot a farmhouse topped with white prayer flags--is like a minister on a tigerskin seat. On the left, a mountain covered with tamarisk trees--at its foot a farm filled with beautiful green wheat and barley--is like a queen on a silken throne. Straight ahead, a rocky mountain rises above a monastery with glittering gold roofs like a king on a throne of gold. An old pilgrim feasts his eyes on the richness of some merchant's camp, and patiently continues towards Lhasa.
10 November 1972
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