The Rain Came From Mount Ki-Chan Poem by Reva Kern

The wind has chased away
the large raindrops
The sun spreads gloriously
In the air
And the woods, shaking the coolness
From their arches
Seemingly through the valleys
So thick and so green!

I climbed up to the temple
On the abyss;
A monk welcomed me
A monk with lowered eyes
There, in the depths of sublime reason
I have broken the bond
Of my passed desires.

Our two voices, hushed
All is unintelligible
I listened to the birds
Fleeing into the immensity
I looked at the flowers
Like us, motionless
And my heart understood
The great truth!