The Water That  Remembers

The Water That Remembers

Bywasantha samarathunga

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The Water That Remembers is a bilingual work of contemplative poetics that unfolds through stillness rather than story. Moving through ripple, mist, wind, reflection, depth, and sky, the book traces a circular path that reveals its shape only when experienced in full. Each chapter opens a small world, quiet in tone and precise in imagery, and each concludes with a classical verse that asks where the heart of a phenomenon lies. There is no human subject. There is no narrative arc. What emerges instead is a quiet pattern of movements that rise and fall, widen and narrow, and return to a center that changes with every step. The work invites the reader to walk slowly, to listen before naming, and to see how clarity appears when nothing is forced. Written in English and Chinese, and sealed with Tang‑regulated verse, this book offers a rare blend of classical discipline and modern stillness. It is a meditation in motion, a quiet unfolding that deepens with each page, and a reminder that water remembers even when nothing is written upon it.

Details

Publication Date
Mar 30, 2026
Language
Chinese
ISBN
9781105465918
Category
Poetry
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): wasantha samarathunga

Specifications

Pages
106
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
Novella (5 x 8 in / 127 x 203 mm)

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