Nature
Inscribed in the Inn at T’ung Gate on an Autumn Trip to the Capital
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Red leaves are fluttering down the twilight
Past this arbour where I take my wine;
Cloud-rifts are blowing toward Great Flower Mountain,
And a shower is crossing the Middle Ridge.
I can see trees colouring a distant wall.
I can hear the river seeking the sea,
As I the Imperial City tomorrow —
But I dream of woodsmen and fishermen.
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MLA
Hun, Hsü. “Inscribed in the Inn at T’ung Gate on an Autumn Trip to the Capital.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hsu-hun/0/.
Chicago
Hun, Hsü. “Inscribed in the Inn at T’ung Gate on an Autumn Trip to the Capital.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hsu-hun/0/.
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