Poems

Answering Vice-Prefect Zhang As the years go by, give me but peace, Freedom from ten thousand matters. I ask myself and always answer: What can be […]

At the Lake Pavilion Small barge go to meet honoured guest Leisurely lake on come At railing face cup alcohol On all sides lotus bloom On […]

Birds Calling in the Ravine I’m idle, as osmanthus flowers fall, This quiet night in spring, the hill is empty. The moon comes out and startles […]

Bound Home to Mount Song The limpid river, past its bushes Running slowly as my chariot, Becomes a fellow voyager Returning home with the evening birds. […]

Chungnan Middle-aged now, following the Way. Settled at evening near the Chungnan slopes. Delight, and I wander off by myself Searching for what I need to […]

Deer Enclosure Empty hill not see person Yet hear person voice sound Return scene enter deep forest Duplicate light green moss on Hills are empty, no […]

Drifting September skies are clear to the distance Clearer still so far from human kind. A heron by the pool, a mountain cloud, Either of them […]

Duckweed Pond Spring pond deep and wide Time for the vessel’s return Slow the duckweed flows together Willows draw them apart again

Farewell Down horse drink gentleman alcohol Ask gentleman what place go Gentleman say not achieve wish Return lie south mountain near Still go nothing more ask […]

Farewell (II) Hill at mutual escort stop Day dusk shut wood door Spring grass next year green Prince offspring return not return We bid each other […]