Classic Poem

Fair Flower!
Dark, pale, light yellow in color,
Soft and gentle by nature.
Aloof and remote,
A subtle fragrance trails behind you.
What need for light green or deep crimson,
You choicest of flowers!

Let plum blossoms be envious,
Chyrsanthemums be ashamed!
You are crowned Queen of Mid-autumn
At the Grand Exhibition of Flowers.
How unfeeling of the poet Ch'ü Yüan
To be so cold toward you
As to deny you a place
In his masterpiece.