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In front of the temple of Chu ko Liang there is an old cypress Its branches	A
are like green bronze its roots like rocks around its great girth of forty	B
spans its rimy bark withstands the washing of the rain Its jet colored top	C
rises two thousand feet to greet the sky Prince and statesman have long since	D
paid their debt to time but the tree continues to be cherished among men When	E
the clouds come continuous vapors link it with the mists of the long Wu	F
Gorge and when the moon appears the cypress tree shares the chill of the	G
Snowy Mountains' whiteness	H
I remember a year or so ago where the road wound east round my Brocade	I
River pavilion the First Ruler and Chu ko Liang shared the same shrine There	J
too were towering cypresses on the ancient plain outside the city The paint	K
work of the temple's dark interior gleamed dully through derelict doors and	L
windows But this cypress here though it holds its ground well clinging with	M
wide encompassing snake like hold yet because of its lonely height rising	N
into the gloom of the sky meets much of the wind's fierce blast Nothing but	O
the power of Divine Providence could have kept it standing for so long its	P
straightness must be the work of the Creator himself If a great hall had	Q
collapsed and beams for it were needed ten thousand oxen might turn their	J
heads inquiringly to look at such a mountain of a load But it is already	B
marvel enough to astonish the world without any need to undergo a craftsman's	P
embellishing It has never refused the axe there is simply no one who could	R
carry it away if it were felled Its bitter heart has not escaped the ants but	O
there are always phoenixes roosting in its scented leaves Men of ambition and	L
you who dwell unseen do not cry out in despair From of old the really great	S
has never been found a use for	T
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Another Translation	U
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In front of K'ung ming Shrine	V
stands an old cypress	P
With branches like green bronze	P
and roots like granite	O
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Its hoary bark far round	W
glistens with raindrops	P
And blueblack hues high up	X
blend in with Heaven's	P
Long ago Statesman King	N
kept Time's appointment	Y
But still this standing tree has men's devotion	U
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United with the mists	P
of ghostly gorges	P
Through which the moon brings cold	Z
from snowy mountains	P
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I recall near my hut	O
on Brocade River	A2
Another Shrine is shared by	B2
King and Statesman	U
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On civil ancient plains	P
with stately cypress	P
The paint there now is dim	C2
windows shutterless	P
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Wide wide though writhing roots	P
maintain its station	U
Far far in lonely heights	P
many's the tempest	D2
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When its hold is the strength	E2
of Divine Wisdom	F2
And straightness by the work of the Creator	A2
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Yet if a crumbling Hall	G2
needed a rooftree Yoked herds would turning heads	P
balk at this mountain	U
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By art still unexposed all have admired it	H2
But axe though not refused	I2
who could transport it	H2
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How can its bitter core deny ants lodging	N
All the while scented boughs	P
give Phoenix housing	N
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Oh ambitious unknowns	P
sigh no more sadly	B
Using timber as big	J2
was never easy	B

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