Week 11: GATHER

Song Dynasty China, 960-1279

The new word is GATHER.

The painting, "An Elegant Banquet," is attributed to Song Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1125 AD). The enlargement detail here is quite beautiful--give it  try.


Confucius
551-479 B.C.
from the Classic Anthology 

from CHOU AND THE SOUTH

IV

In the South be drooping trees,
long the bough, thick the vine,
Take thy delight,
my prince, in happy ease.

In the South be drooping boughs
the wild vine covers
that hold delight, delight, good sir,
for eager lovers.

Close as the vine clamps the trees
so complete is happiness,
Good sir, delight, delight in ease
In the South be drooping trees.


Ezra Pound, From Confucius to Cummings, New Directions, 1964.