Between the heavens and the land The whole world captured in this shining, shaking skin A temple tall as it is deep A thin and shifting double take Nan Hu, South Lake The sun from stormy skies has rolled To turn the grey to gold Mountain circle hold me here I tunnelled through and I found White clouds in muddy water Between red flowers and concrete pathways People rush through muggy days While all around the whole scene plays again We are pond skaters We are boatmen crossing to and fro We are the watchful eyes who stretch our wings And drop and soar into this complicated and messy world below Oh to tumble in and down Oh to tumble in and drown Among white clouds in muddy water Between each tree, white painted waist to root I sit with arms bare and rippled As the breeze upon the shallows And folded seed pods large as lemon Hang down from these unknown trees In unknown lands with unknown words It's leaves dance and sing out twice to me Once above and once below Once in sunlight once in shadow White clouds in muddy water Oh to tumble in and down Oh to tumble in and drown Among white clouds in muddy water