Living

Taste

by Yang Chü-yüan 8th–9th century AD

Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)

Living

The landscape which the poet loves is that of early May,
When budding greenness half concealed enwraps each willow spray.
That beautiful embroidery the days of summer yield,
Appeals to every bumpkin who may take his walks afield.

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Chü-yüan, Yang. “Taste.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/yang-chu-yuan/0/.

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Chü-yüan, Yang. “Taste.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/yang-chu-yuan/0/.

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