Nature

Morning

by Wen T’ung 1018–1079

Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)

Nature

Sunbeams through twinkling pinewoods cast
Their shadows on my window screen.
A night of clouds and rain is past
And, newly blue and freshly green,
The Dawn rebuilds my world at last.
Pear-tree and plum-tree shed their burden sweet,
And children's happy voices rouse the street.

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T’ung, Wen. “Morning.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wen-tung/0/.

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T’ung, Wen. “Morning.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wen-tung/0/.

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