五一行 五一驱车路两千, 殷墟太行胶州湾。 威海烟台黄河口, 还看科网竞千帆。 May Day Trip Driving two thousand miles on May Day's quest, Past Yin Ruins, Taihang, and Jiaozhou Bay's crest. Weihai, Yantai, the Yellow River's mouth in sight, The ...
倔柏 非藤否蔓立柏干, 虬皮扭骨倔性攒。 且看青松百丈刃, 不解自身缺世缘。 Stubborn Cypress No vine or tendril—erect stands the cypress stem, Twisted bark, gnarled bones, a stubbornness condensed. Look at the green pine—a hu ...
芍药花 千花竞放趁韶光, 时序循常沐清芳。 余容凝韵秀春晚, 甘为离草相伴王。 Peony A thousand blooms race to catch spring’s light, Following seasons, bathed in fragrance bright. “Remaining Beauty” graces late spring’s scene, Con ...
未名湖 莫言一水无嘉称, 未名独合此湖灵。 半堤烟柳藏风雅, 长安清韵润石城。 Unnamed Lake Do not say this water lacks a name so fine— Unnamed befits the spirit of this lake divine. Half veiled in mist, the willows hide their grace, Whil ...
温床 草地为温床, 鸳鸯入梦香。 面虽各南北, 心共一间房。 Slumber on the Meadow Upon grass I lie, the earth my gentle bed, Side by side, two souls in sweet dreams shed. Though far apart our faces turn each way, Our hearts still dwell within one share ...
牡丹归天 昨日天香褪芳颜, 今朝庭前已绝丹。 天意惜护国色韵, 岂容枯影落尘寰。 Peony Returning to Heaven Yesterday its heavenly fragrance lost its bloom, This morning by the courtyard no more red perfume. Heaven, in its care, keeps the nationa ...
墙内花开 群芳窥陌巷, 垂落丹肤香。 石垣锁春色, 初心向远疆。 Flowers Bloom Inside the Wall Clusters of blooms peek at the lane, Drooping, their crimson fragrance sweet. The stone wall locks the spring in vain— Their primal heart longs ...
怜鸟 冬春饥梦长, 瘦鸟绝余粮。 善念施残羹, 须臾啄食光。 Pity for the Bird Hungry through winter and spring, its dreams stretch long; The gaunt bird has exhausted all its grain. A gentle heart offers leftover food, In an instant it pe ...