Now Go And Ask Me Nothing More

Dismounting,
I offer
my friend
a cup
of wine.
I ask
what place
he is
headed to.
He says
he has not
achieved his aims,
is retiring
to the
southern hills.
Now go,
and ask me
nothing more.
White clouds
will drift on
for all time.
--Wang Wei
(701--761)

sidewall, Grand Scenic Divide (top)
Monument Canyon reflection (middle)
skyscape from Agate Canyon (below)