The Jade Mountain/Near the Li-chou Ferry
NEAR THE LI-CHOU FERRY
The sun has set in the water's clear void,And little blue islands are one with the sky.On the bank a horse neighs. A boat goes by.People gather at a willow-clump and wait for the ferry.Down by the sand-bushes sea-gulls are circling,Over the wide river-lands flies an egret.. . . Can you guess why I sail, like an ancient wise lover,Through the misty Five Lakes, forgetting words?
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