Nature
On a Walk in the Early Spring
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Only to wanderers can come
Ever new the shock of beauty,
Of white cloud and red cloud dawning from the sea,
Of spring in the wild-plum and river-willow. . . .
I watch a yellow oriole dart in the warm air,
And a green water-plant reflected by the sun.
Suddenly an old song fills
My heart with home, my eyes with tears.
Codex Note
Harmonizing a Poem by My Friend Lu Stationed at Ch'ang-chou
Cite this poem
MLA
Shen-yen, Tu. “On a Walk in the Early Spring.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-shen-yen/0/.
Chicago
Shen-yen, Tu. “On a Walk in the Early Spring.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-shen-yen/0/.