Meandering above the asphalt streets, The autumn moon lights vendor stalls; From dawn to dusk the city beats A song beyond Manhattan’s walls. Across this land the Rocky Mountains Conceal the trees and western sand, But here another day begins, Anxieties and troubles at hand. …
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Successive years of falling leaves, as gold- Enameled flowers flitter out, around The garden nook, with simple stories told To fragrant crowds at play on dampened ground. This time we sipped a cup of coffee cold And spoke of speckled, thinning hair once brown; A …
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Within the mountain midst, a farewell scene:I shut my door, the sun begins to set.In spring next year the grass will turn to green,But if you’ll come back here, I know not yet. Chinese 送別 山中相送罷,日暮掩柴扉。春草明年綠,王孫歸不歸。 Pronunciation Sòng Bié Shān zhōng xiāng sòng bà,Rì mù yǎn chái fēi。Chūn cǎo nián nián …
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