Has the two words been used in a good way?

Have . . . have the two words (plural) been used in a good way? I would also say, "Have the two words been used well?"

I see no objection to describing waves as heavy. Bridge is used appropriately, although i think it is somewhat questionable for describing the process of sailing across a sea. If there is a problem, i would say that it comes from describing yourself as "mounting" a wind, and describing that wind as long. I don't really have something to offer you in place of that. I also don't understand what would make a sail cloudy. You're kind of losing me here, but then, i acknowledge that i'm no poet, nor much of a fan of poetry.

"The Hard Road"
I suddenly dream of riding a boat, sailing for the sun…
Journeying is hard,
Journeying is hard.
There are many turnings—
Which am I to follow?…
I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves
And set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea."
Li Po

Nice one Oristar. Bridge is used here to mean "cross (over)". the sea is a metaphor for the geography of lifes journey. I believe the author wants to convey a sense of lifes journey. Life is hard and sometimes it is difficult to know which choice to make, but someday he will (on a long wind) move forward, push through obsticals (Break the heavy waves) then it will be smooth sailing ( set my sail straight) and he will finish lifes journey.

　　　　Thank you.

But you've used "set" twice.　　　　

Thanks.

I like your poem.

I would offer these changes:

I will ride upon a long wind some day, slice through the heavy waves;
Set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.

I like the words 'long wind'. It is poetic language, not the usual way of speaking. It's good.

I also took out the unnecessary 'and's .

The cloudy sailor could also "cut through" "break through' "chop through" "smash through" the heavy waves.
(We call big, heavy waves near shore "breakers", so English readers would get the image of someone breaking a breaker.

One thing to remember about poetry is that it is as much about sounds as it is about the images it creates. That's why I like the word "slice", it's sounds like your boat is cutting through the water.
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Joe(Happy Sails to You)Nation

I copied Li po poem from this web site Ori
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/poets/poets.html

The error is theirs not mine.

I though it was an original poem.......

hmmm.

One assumes the original was in Mandarin/Chinese so your changes to the interpretation if the translation is somewhat valid Joe.

I wonder if the original chinese characters convey the cutting through sensation you imply or more of a busting through using power that I sensed.

I thought "long long wind" to go with "deep deep sea" this seems to suit the meter of the poem better. and also I feel "long" does not convey the sense of time and distance the journey across a deep deep sea needs

Oristar is usually engaged in doing translations. Unlike DP or Contrex, i don't bother to look up a source, but just try to provide him good advice about English usages.

Thanks, Setanta. The situation is clearer now.
Dadpad: yes, to the "long, long wind"with the "deep, deep sea."

I wondered as well about the original's meaning referring to the sense of either breaking or smashing, etc.

Joe(now back to my mundane life)Nation