Poem
Sheng Xing
regret and convince
fall in love with a stone and not regret itfall in love with a she-devil and not regret it
jump into a bottomless pit and not regret it
climb aboard a pirate ship and not regret it
swallow deadly pesticide and not regret it
commit a terrible crime and not regret it
make the most outrageous boast and not regret it
convince the ocean to turn to ice
convince an iceberg to melt
convince a bat to turn over a new leaf
convince a promiscuous woman to become a nun
convince a restless child to think things over carefully
convince a stubborn mule or a weird old man
convince god or a tiny solid ant
convince the king of hell to kill himself
convince yourself to go to fall quietly asleep
© Translation: 2002, Simon Patton
REGRET AND CONVINCE
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regret and convince
fall in love with a stone and not regret itfall in love with a she-devil and not regret it
jump into a bottomless pit and not regret it
climb aboard a pirate ship and not regret it
swallow deadly pesticide and not regret it
commit a terrible crime and not regret it
make the most outrageous boast and not regret it
convince the ocean to turn to ice
convince an iceberg to melt
convince a bat to turn over a new leaf
convince a promiscuous woman to become a nun
convince a restless child to think things over carefully
convince a stubborn mule or a weird old man
convince god or a tiny solid ant
convince the king of hell to kill himself
convince yourself to go to fall quietly asleep
© 2002, Simon Patton
regret and convince
fall in love with a stone and not regret itfall in love with a she-devil and not regret it
jump into a bottomless pit and not regret it
climb aboard a pirate ship and not regret it
swallow deadly pesticide and not regret it
commit a terrible crime and not regret it
make the most outrageous boast and not regret it
convince the ocean to turn to ice
convince an iceberg to melt
convince a bat to turn over a new leaf
convince a promiscuous woman to become a nun
convince a restless child to think things over carefully
convince a stubborn mule or a weird old man
convince god or a tiny solid ant
convince the king of hell to kill himself
convince yourself to go to fall quietly asleep
© 2002, Simon Patton
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