Thoughts

Quiet conversations

We picked

Pebbles

And found

Diamonds.

In original Mandarin version:

Zhushi

Cai huan shi

Fajue yu.

2014 Lin Renmei

Author's Note

For my brother, R., who pushes me to the edge so that I can discover what I can be. Sorry the photo is upside down.

Reviews

[Jane Taylor Hardy]

Intriguing poignant poetry....nicely inked!

[Saddam]

You discovered very precious things.
Huge and impressive.

[SpeedyHobbit Armstrong]

Interesting piece. Wish I knew Mandarin!

[Rachelle]

The English version is much better.

[外人 (Gaiji..]

Finally I get to read some eastern poetry here in WritersCafe ! This is so deep I can't help but remain speechless, I can barely imagine the philosophical concept behind these words. By the way, turn the photo, I want to read it (even if I won't understand anything !!)

[Rachelle]

谢谢, 外人! ^_^

[Woody]

a handful words and beautiful meaning.
however, I'm not sure about the translation. needs a bit of editing.

[Rachelle]

Wei shenme?

[Woody]

oh boy. hahaha was joking. that was not an insult, I hope.

[Rachelle]

Hen nar!!!!!!!

[Woody]

errr... I was thinking in those same lines. Hen nar. whatever that means.

[Rachelle]

Incorrigible.

[Woody]

ahh. thanks. I'll take that as a compliment.

[Hafiz Mohammad Yasir]

Such strong message in these few words. Very well done,

[Rachelle]

Thank you, Hafiz!

[Shaquana Adams]

This is a short and beautiful poem. It's nice to read small poems with deeper/more meanings. Nicely penned! I love it! ^-^

-QuanaWana

[Rachelle]

Thank you, Shaquana!

[Madalyn Beck]

This is beautiful. I love how this can be taken a few different ways! You are a diamond in the rough, my dear! (:

[Rachelle]

Awww…. Hugs, Maddie!

[A. Amos]

Interesting, glad Rehan up lifted your spirit and he is right you can do it...

[Rachelle]

Thank you, A. Amos!

[A. Amos]

You're welcome my dear

[Tai Ryens]

I like how this can be taken in different ways, literally, as in you discovered diamonds whilst dabbling in a nearby stream and picking up random pebbles, or figuratively, as in, you find beauty in what you are able to reach, not in what must be mined for exhaustingly.

[Rachelle]

Thanks, Taite!