Nature
The Pavilion of Abounding Joy
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
Nature
Red trees, green hills in the sunset, and steppes of boundless grass.
O little the pilgrim reckons of the Spring about to pass.
In front of the Joy Pavilion, in the drift of scented showers
To and fro I come and go on a carpet of fallen flowers.
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MLA
Hsiu, Ou-yang. “The Pavilion of Abounding Joy.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ou-yang-hsiu/4/.
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Hsiu, Ou-yang. “The Pavilion of Abounding Joy.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ou-yang-hsiu/4/.
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