Shu ting remembered

One of my favorite poems from one of my favorite poets ,
Shu ting .

Missing

A multi-colorerd chart without a boundary;
An equation chalked on the board, with no solution;
A one-stringed lyre that tells the beads of rain;
A pair of useless oars that never cross the water.
Waiting buds in suspended animation;
The setting sun is watching from a distance.
Though in my mind there may be an enormous ocean,
What emerges is the sum:
a pair of tears.
Yes, from these vistas,
from these depths,
Only this.

by Shu ting
(Translated by Carolyn Kizer)