The Jade Mountain/A View of the Wilderness
A VIEW OF THE WILDERNESS
Snow is white on the westward mountains and on three fortified towns,And waters in this southern lake flash on a long bridge.But wind and dust from sea to sea bar me from my brothers;And I cannot help crying, I am so far away.I have nothing to expect now but the ills of old age.I am of less use to my country than a grain of dust.I ride out to the edge of town. I watch on the horizon,Day after day, the chaos of the world.