The Jade Mountain/On Seeing Wang Leave for the South

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A Farewell to Governor Li on His Way Home to Han-yang

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

On Seeing Wang Leave for the South by Liu Zhangqing

While Visiting on the South Stream the Taoist Priest Ch'ang

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4728317The Jade Mountain — On Seeing Wang Leave for the SouthWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuLiu Zhangqing

ON SEEING WANG LEAVE FOR THE SOUTH

Toward a mist upon the waterStill I wave my hand and sob,For the flying bird is lost in spaceBeyond a desolate green mountain . . .But now the long river, the far lone sail,The five lakes, gleam like spring in the sunset;And down an island white with duckweedComes the quiet of communion.