Did Chuang Chou dream he was the butterfly? <br />Or the butterfly dream he was Chuang Chou? <br />In the single body’s transformations <br />See the vortex of the Myriad Creatures. <br />No mystery then that the Magic Seas <br />Shrank again to crystal streams, <br />Or down by Ch’ang-an’s Green Gate <br />The gardener was Marquis of Tung-Ling. <br />If this is the fate of fame and power, <br />What is it for- this endless striving?<br /><br />Li Po<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/old-poem/
