Nature
Inscribed in the Temple of the Wandering Genie
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
I face, high over this enchanted lodge, the Court of the Five Cities of Heaven,
And I see a countryside blue and still, after the long rain.
The distant peaks and trees of Ch’in merge into twilight,
And Han Palace washing-stones make their autumnal echoes.
Thin pine-shadows brush the outdoor pulpit,
And grasses blow their fragrance into my little cave.
. . . Who need be craving a world beyond this one?
Here, among men, are the Purple Hills!
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MLA
Hung, Han. “Inscribed in the Temple of the Wandering Genie.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/han-hung/2/.
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Hung, Han. “Inscribed in the Temple of the Wandering Genie.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/han-hung/2/.
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