Autumn Night, A Note

Autumn Night, A Note  Wei Yingwu (~737 – 792)  By chance I think of you this autumn nightBetween my steps and song, and cooling skies:Within your quiet hills a pine cone falls,For you as well must not have closed your eyes.   Chinese 秋夜寄邱員外韋應物 懷君屬秋夜散步詠涼天空山松子落幽人應未眠 Pronunciation Qiū Yè Jì Qiū …

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Island of Song

Afar I row a little boat,An island of song and show;Ashore I leave a nighttime noteOf footsteps laid below. For now it drizzles mist ahead,Mixed in with dark night green;I walk a path where willows tread,A painted river scene. I open the door and see a roomOf …

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