Friday, July 06, 2012
Do Not Laugh At My Folly
A poem by Yuan Mei (1716–1797), tr. Arthur Waley:
Anton Lock (1893-1979), The Sapling
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If at seventy I still plant trees,
Lookers-on, do not laugh at my folly.
It is true of course that no one lives forever;
But nothing is gained by knowing so in advance.
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