North of Solitary Mountain Temple
and west of Chia Pavilion
the water’s surface is flattened
by the wet feet of clouds.
Early warblers dart and flutter,
squabbling amid warm trees;
around someone’s house new swallows
peck mud for their nests.
Wildflowers will soon flourish
enough to overwhelm one’s eyes,
but now the shallow grass
barely submerges a horse’s hooves.
I love the east lake most–
I don’t come this way often enough;
in the shade of green willows
lies White Sand Embankment.
(Bai JuYi)
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