Literature and Philosophy · The Peony Pavilion

The Peony Pavilion · A Garden Half Open

A path winds through layers of petals toward a waiting figure. At the half-open garden gate, the shadows of branches stir.

The Petal Path

Layers of petals form a rising path. She pauses at its far end.

A quieter step among the petals.

Branches cast wavering shadows across a garden gate left half open.

Old plum branches trace a sleeping face around a tiny, occupied pavilion.