南京夫子庙

            子曰: 朝闻道, 夕死可矣

饥肠辘辘灯光发昏的庙内
子曰
朝闻道
夕食可矣

庙外
灯火辉煌熙熙攘攘
到处是闻香而来的食客

NANJING'S CONFUCIUS TEMPLE

             Having learned the WAY in the morning,
             it's quite all right to DIE that very evening.
                                                  -- Confucius

Inside the dim temple
the starving Confucius says
Having learned the WAY in the morning
it's quite all right to DINE that very evening

Outside the temple
lights hanging over the eatery stalls
glitter with splendor
Crowds attracted by the aroma of food
pour in like ants