Another poem on the same theme by the Dutch writer Lucebert

visser van ma yuan

onder wolken vogels varen

onder golven vliegen vissen

maar daartussen rust de visser

golven worden hoge wolken

wolken worden hoge golven

maar intussen rust de visser

angler of ma yuan

under clouds the birds are sliding

under waves the fish are gliding

twixt them though the angler’s resting

waves turn into clouds fast-swirling

clouds turn into waves fast-swelling

meanwhile though the angler’s resting