#HistoryCycles
Walking along the towpath
With Du Fu on my mind.
So many echoes and resonances
Collapse of state, cruelty of power
Is this comforting or terrible?

The importance of the poetic mind
To measure human existence
Against the immensities
Of time and nature.

#poetry #justangstreally #DuFu #historycycles
May 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM