Sacred Snow Mountains Poem by William He

Sacred Snow Mountains
By William He

Smoke-peaks loom in visionary grace.
Against the frozen clouds' slow chase,
A leopard's warmth finds a secret place.
Deep sleep of ghosts and gods unknown,
Lightning shatters—then is gone,
Shangri-La in frozen stone.
On perilous heights, a spirit-lamb kneels still,
Stone tongues stay mute,
Chill winds weep their fill.
A camera clicks,
A soul sealed in frost and loss,
Six-petaled snow leaves no trace nor scar.

Alas—the gazing jade-tree grieves,
One white flash: its snowy calyx cleaves,
Jade dust drifts through dream-entangled leaves.
Avalanche tides devour their cry,
Ice talons tear and pry,
Dark ravines drink the milky torrent dry.
Prayer flags revolve,
The golden summit turns cold,
A lama dreams of darkness, ancient and untold.
No pilgrim finds that shrine,
The mountains withdraw,
Pale mist flowers through a lady's loosened hair.

疏影 梅里雪山
作者：何威廉

烟峰幻立。
对游云冻冽，
飞豹温恤。
神鬼眠深，
电闪惊驰，
香格里拉镌刻。
灵羊险处虔祈祷，
石舌哑、
凉风低泣。
乍相机。
魂魄披霜，
六出啼痕无迹。

哀此凝眸玉树，
刹那瑶萼坼，
琼落填隙。
雪浪吞声，
冰爪撕抓，
壑暗噬吞素液。
经幡旋作金山冷，
喇嘛梦、
玄之清寂。
奈削壁、
隔断壶天，
忽落雾鬟苍白。