River Snow
River Snow
Liu Zongyuan (773 – 819)
A thousand mountains, skies bereft of birds,
Ten thousand paths, untread since long ago;
One boat—an old man in a bamboo hat
Alone and fishing in the river snow.
Autumn Song
Autumn Song
Liu Yuxi (772 – 842)
Since ancient times we’ve felt the autumn’s silent solitude
And yet for me the autumn sun outshines a springtime dawn;
In clear blue skies, a row of cranes between the clouds above—
At ease I’m pleased with poetry until the night is drawn.
