Nature
At Anchor
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
I steer my boat to anchor by the mist-clad river eyot,
And mourn the dying day that brings me nearer to my fate.
Across the woodland wild I see the sky lean on the trees,
While close to hand the mirrored moon floats on the shining seas.
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Hao-jan, Meng. “At Anchor.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meng-hao-jan/4/.
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Hao-jan, Meng. “At Anchor.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meng-hao-jan/4/.
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