The Mourning Day
Du Mu
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day,
The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot'mid apricot flowers.
Love Seeds
Wang Wei
Red berries grow in southern land.
How many load in spring the trees?
Gather them till full is your hand;
They would revive fond memories.
Fishing in Snow
Liu Zongyuan
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight.
A lonely fisherman afloat
Is fishing snow in a lonely boat.
Prelude to Water Melody
Su Shi
How long will the full moon appear?
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
I do not know what time of the year
It would be tonight in the palace on high.
Riding the wind, there I would fly,
Yet I’m afraid the crystalline palace would be
Too high and cold for me.