Discusses these principles of natural order as first established in ancient Chinese philosophy, and how the style of poetry conforms to the basic ideals of the Daoists.

Daoism The first question at hand is to understand what Daoism "is". We can first approach this by looking at the meaning of the word "Dao". "Dao" is an easy word to translate from Chinese, but very complex to define. The English word most closely translated from the Chinese word "Dao" is "The Way". When we use the term "The Way" it means a path from one point to another, a road or pathway to …

…fluent grace. Poetry embodies the basic teaching of Daoism because the goal of a poem is to be harmonious and balanced. Would this make poetry balanced in nature? Symbolic speaking life should be poetic in nature. Humanity follows the earth Earth follows nature Nature follows Dao Dao follows what is so. -Daode Jing, chapter 25 (Hansen translation) (Toropov) The marvel of Daoism is the wide and lasting influences that still exist today in the Chinese culture.