Du Shenyan
“On a walk in the early spring
Harmonizing a poem by my friend Lu stationed at Changzhou”
Only 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 green water-plant reflected by the sun.
Suddenly an old song fills
My heart with home, my eyes with tears.
Have I told you how much I love Tang Dynasty era poetry?
Most of it is based in longing: for good friends, for lost opportunities, for seasons, for getting drunk, for nature, for all sorts of crazy human existence things. I love it.
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