Nature
A Night-Mooring on the Chien-te River
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Nature
While my little boat moves on its mooring of mist,
And daylight wanes, old memories begin. . .
How wide the world was, how close the trees to heaven,
And how clear in the water the nearness of the moon!
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MLA
Hao-jan, Meng. “A Night-Mooring on the Chien-te River.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meng-hao-jan/6/.
Chicago
Hao-jan, Meng. “A Night-Mooring on the Chien-te River.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meng-hao-jan/6/.
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