Sink a cement ring deeper and deeper barefooted that will be a sewer
Combine bamboo for grids higher and higher with swinging hips this will be a house
Drive the hollowware further and further with strong arms this will be a naval power
Plough the earth longer and heavier with a water buffalo this will be a harvest
Knead some tongues thicker and thinner with dream-particles now it turns into landscape
Stretch them limpid higher and wider with five hands now it turns into space
All in a moment hold and hold in front of dry light now it becomes a meaning
- Transparent Tongues - Transl. Kitty Papas
