Nature
An Impromptu
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Though the torrent be swift, it can ne'er carry off the moonbeam that lights up its bed;
Though the mountain be high, yet it cannot arrest the fast-flying cloud overhead.
Cite this poem
MLA
Chu-ch’i, Lu. “An Impromptu.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lu-chu-chi/0/.
Chicago
Chu-ch’i, Lu. “An Impromptu.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lu-chu-chi/0/.