Spending the Night on the River

Silent, the autumn river, fishermen's fires sparse.
I rise to watch the waning moon shine faintly on the trees.
Moonlight on the waves — the waterbirds are kept awake;
dew chilling the fireflies — they are too damp to fly.
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T'ang Hsien-tsu
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