It's Still Life

A Chinese Jueju poem *

Door facing door—no path seems clear,
One room holds grace, one room’s a mirror.
I reach the hall to seek a way out,
And open a door… to my former self.

*Jueju means “cut-off verse” and is a very concise poetic form. It contains four lines (a quatrain). Each line typically has five (五言) or seven (七言) characters. The poem often includes: Parallelism or antithesis in lines 2 and 3, and a sharp, often poignant or witty turn in the final line.

Bushboy (Brian Dodd) shares photos of doors, but not just any doors. Spectacular doors from his journeys. Dan’s Thursday Doors opened the door on this. I love doors of all sorts. I’ve trawled through my photos and found a few to share.

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