Bonsai of Thoughts (Translated)

Thoughts in Bonsai: One Hundred and Fifty-Nine

1. When you have time in your own hands,
you don't need to waste another's time.

2. I don't want someone
who would spend their entire life
just thinking of me
...without ever seeing the sky!

3. Why do you scorn me so?
It's only because I'm ignorant
that you, the wise one, have such value!

4. In the process of growing up,
people unknowingly
begin to shrink.

5. He who grabs you by the collar
also has the courage
to land a punch
right on your nose.

6. When darkness falls,
people search not for the sun,
but for the moon.

7. In moonlight upon moonlight
the river's body
melts away.

8. Do you still lie awake
dreaming of sleepless embraces?

9. Someone's death,
someone's feast.

10. In the shadow
of the present corpse
sleeps peacefully
the future corpse.

11. On every leaf
dewdrops are adorned...
like spring's rehearsal.

12. Who goes first,
who goes after—
more urgent to know
...everyone will go!

13. On water's surface,
without water touching their bodies,
a flock of ducks
swim along.

14. The girl
was the boy's lover
until she became pregnant.

15. When the wind comes,
even the termite-eaten window
begins to flutter!

16. Having built the house,
just before moving into it,
the owner
passed away.

17. Each step,
each howl;
each goal,
each weeping.

18. Seeing the elderly,
young men
make merry with jokes.
Watching this, Time laughs.

19. The bridge over water
awaits the moon...
to see itself.

20. Can anyone stop the rain?
Can rain stop anyone?
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