[updated October 2022]
Imitate Hydrologist Xiao: Two Poems
效 何 水 部 二 首
玉 宇 含 清 露
香 笼 散 轻 烟。
应 当 结 沉 抱
难 从 兹 夕 眠。
夕 漏 起 遥 怨
虫 声 乱 秋 阴。
反 覆 相 思 字
中 有 故 人 心。
Xiao He Shui Bu: Er Shou
Yu yu han qing lu
Xiang long san qing yan.
Ying dang jie chen bao
Nan cong zi xi mian.
Xi lou qi yao yuan
Chong sheng luan qiu yin.
Fan fu xiang si zi
Zhong you gu ren xin.
Imitate Hydrologist Xiao: Two Poems
Beautiful building contains clear dew
Incense fragrance envelops and then scatters into a light mist.
Mood congeals a sinking heart
This evening sleep very difficult.
At sunset comes the sounds of a distant and dripping water clock, bringing regrets
Random insect sounds under an autumn moon.
Again and again consider the written words to each other
Between extremes they have an old friend’s heart-mind.