孤村芳草远，斜日杏花飞。— Fragrant grasses stretch far from a lonely village; apricot blossoms flutter in the slanting sun.
Spring South of the Yangtze · Waters Stretch into the Haze
Poetry
Find poetry between the lines.
Orion lies across the sky, the Dipper turns, and the third watch nears; relentless rain and daylong wind can, after all, give way to clear skies.
Crossing the Sea on the Night of the Twentieth Day of the Sixth Month
At sunrise river blossoms glow redder than fire, in spring the river turns green as indigo.
Remembering Jiangnan · Lovely Jiangnan
A piercing light chill, a cutting breeze; small plum blossoms drift like snow, and apricot flowers glow red.
Deep in the Night / Cold Food Festival Night
Look closely: it is not that the snow has no fragrance; the wind from heaven has scattered its scent.
Ta Suo Xing · Viewing Plum Blossoms in the Snow
Bearing frost, it blooms beside the road; reflecting snow, it opens in defiance of the cold.
On Early Plum Blossoms / Plum Blossoms in Full Bloom at the Yangzhou Judicial Officer’s Residence
Fallen into mud and ground to dust, its fragrance alone remains as before.
Busuanzi · In Praise of Plum Blossoms
Peach blossoms on both banks glow around the rising sun; tall willows all around trail down from the sky.
Huanxisha · Mountains Drip with Misty Light, Water Laps the Embankment
In the cold frost, a lone wild goose starts at losing its companion; someone shares its plight and feels compassion.
Immortal by the River · A Lone Wild Goose
Why become a merchant’s wife，fretting over water, then over wind.
Two Songs of Changgan
The night's cold does not reach the tasseled bed curtains; I only pity that slender plum tree in the rear courtyard.
To the Tune “Spring in the Imperial Park” · Seeing Snow on the Thirtieth Day of the Eleventh Month
竹外一枝斜，想佳人，天寒日暮。— Beyond the bamboo, a branch leans sideways; I think of the lovely one as the day darkens and the weather grows cold.
Suddenly by a Mountain Stream · Plum Blossoms
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