1. Home »
  2. World Poets »
  3. Wang Wei

White Hairs

by Wang Wei

Wang Wei

Once a tiny child now an old man.
White hairs to match the soft down.
How the heart gets hurt by life.
Beyond the Gateless Gate's
Where craving ends.




Quotes of the Day

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
• Walt Disney


Poems of the Day
  • Delmore Schwartz
    Baudelaire
    by Delmore Schwartz
    When I fall asleep, and even during sleep, I hear, quite distinctly, voices speaking Whole phrases, commonplace and trivial, Having no relation to my affairs. Dear Mother, is any time left to us