Nature
Dwelling by a Stream
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
I had so long been troubled by official hat and robe
That I am glad to be an exile here in this wild southland.
I am a neighbour now of planters and reapers.
I am a guest of the mountains and woods.
I plough in the morning, turning dewy grasses,
And at evening tie my fisher-boat, breaking the quiet stream.
Back and forth I go, scarcely meeting anyone,
And sing a long poem and gaze at the blue sky.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tsung-yüan, Liu. “Dwelling by a Stream.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-tsung-yuan/4/.
Chicago
Tsung-yüan, Liu. “Dwelling by a Stream.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-tsung-yuan/4/.
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