"Hedgehog" by Chu Chen Po (ninth century), translated by Kenneth Rexroth

[conuly]

He ambles along like a walking pin cushion,
Stops and curls up like a chestnut burr.
He's not worried because he's so little.
Nobody is going to slap him around.

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[elainegrey]

And i love Rexroth. Maybe i should read some of his other translations today.