Nature
The Valley Wind
Translated by Arthur Waley (1918) · From A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
Nature
Living in retirement beyond the World,
Silently enjoying isolation,
I pull the rope of my door tighter
And stuff my window with roots and ferns.
My spirit is tuned to the Spring-season:
At the fall of the year there is autumn in my heart.
Thus imitating cosmic changes
My cottage becomes a Universe.
Cite this poem
MLA
Yün, Lu. “The Valley Wind.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lu-yun/0/.
Chicago
Yün, Lu. “The Valley Wind.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lu-yun/0/.