Nature
The Third Moon
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
In May flowers fade, and others come to bloom among the leaves,
While all day long the nesting swallow flits around the eaves.
The night-jar cries half through the night until the blood flows fast.
Ah vainly hoping to recall the spring that now is past!
Cite this poem
MLA
Feng-yüan, Wang. “The Third Moon.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-feng-yuan/0/.
Chicago
Feng-yüan, Wang. “The Third Moon.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-feng-yuan/0/.