隱隱飛橋隔野煙
石磯西畔問漁船
桃花盡日隨流水
洞在清谿何處邊
《Whither Peach Blossom Valley》 Zhang Xu
Faintly an arching bridge hangs hazily in moorland
Over yonder boulder close I ask the fisher on the west bank
Peach flower petals carried by flowing water all day long
Whither lies the cave to the legendary valley this stream long
吏舍局終年 Confined to official courts all year long
出郊曠清曙 In the countryside I breathe fine and strong
楊柳散和風 Wavy willows allow gentle breezes through
青山澹吾慮 My concerns are dismissed by the verdant hills Continue reading
《夕次盱眙縣》 韋應物 （約737－792）
落帆逗淮鎮 停舫臨孤驛
浩浩風起波 冥冥日沉夕
人歸山郭暗 雁下蘆洲白
獨夜憶秦關 聽鐘未眠客
《Mooring in Xuyi at Dusk》 Wei Yingwu
My sail lowered I board this way-side town
To a lone pier my boat moors sound
Gales ruffle sending waves on shore
Deep into dusk the western sun is seen no more
To the dimming hillside town I gradually return
Tiring geese alight on a white reed isle they earned
Alone a traveler to home I pine
Counting distant bells through this sleepless night
《宿王昌龄隐居》 常建（生卒年不详），開元十五年(727)進士，与王昌龄同榜
清溪深不測 隱處惟孤雲
松際露微月 清光猶為君
茅亭宿花影 藥院滋苔紋
余亦謝時去 西山鸞鶴群
《Overnight at the Hermitage of Wang Changling》 Chang Jian
A clear stream its deeps not easy to fathom
A solitary cloud keeps the hermitage a warm haven
On the tips of pine trees I see shimmers of moonshine
Its silver beams are especially for you fine
A pavilion with a thatch top nestles lacy floral shades
A garden of herbs nurtures mossy growth in shades
I too will bid timely affairs farewell
And join flocks of longevity cranes to live well
《登柳州城楼寄漳、汀、封、连四州刺史》柳宗元 (773 -819)
城上高楼接大荒 海天愁思正茫茫
惊风乱飐芙蓉水 密雨斜侵薜荔墙
岭树重遮千里目 江流曲似九回肠
共来百粤文身地 犹自音书滞一乡
《To Friends in Exile》 Liu Zong Yuan
From this high tower I see only a land untamed
Between sea and sky uneasy thoughts roam with no aim
A sudden gale ruffles the pond stirring lotus in bloom
Heavy rains beat the wall where climbers leave spotty rooms
Dense trees on the hills have views in a thousand li blocked out
Like flexuous bowels rivers meander round and about
Since coming to this uncultured land
Messages between you and I stagnant sent or not sent
《早秋》 許渾 (791-858)
遙夜泛清瑟 西風生翠蘿
殘螢棲玉露 早雁拂金河
高樹曉還密 遠山晴更多
淮南一葉下 自覺洞庭波
《Early Autumn》 Xu Hun
The serene zither music hovers all night
The west winds stand green vines high
Fading fireflies rest on jade-like dews
Early wild geese bring the Milky Way in view
At dawn tall thick trees loom bright
Distant hills project plenty of sunshine
To see a single leaf fall south of the River Huai
I feel autumn is here waves in DongtingLake high Continue reading
冰簟銀床夢不成 碧天如水夜雲輕
雁聲遠過瀟湘去 十二樓中月自明
《Laments》 Wen Tingyun
No dream the cool night keeps my silvery bed in chill
In the green sky I see light clouds appearing like silk
Calls of passing geese are heard beyond the distant river
Washed by moonlight my room remains in the tall tower
《夜月》劉方平（唐朝詩人, 758年前后在世; 生卒年不詳）
更深月色半人家 北斗闌幹南斗斜
今夜偏知春氣暖 蟲聲新透綠窗紗
《A Moonlit Night》 Liu Fangping (tr. SL Kong)
The moon keeps half my room bright deep at night
The Plough invites the South Star to appear in dim light
To-night I feel the warmth of a new spring
Through my window shutters insects are singing Continue reading
風能使大樹折腰
叫野草狂舞
雨能注滿溪河
叫海潮盈湧
我心想螢火蟲
整日在草叢儲蓄能源
準備為黑夜點燈
叫老人和小孩見了
歡欣恬怡
Jaroslov Seifert (1901-1986) 雅羅斯拉夫‧塞弗特 
Nobel Laureate, 1984, for he “provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man ….
He conjures up another world than that of tyranny and desolation – a world that exists both here and now ….
One that exists in our dreams and our will and our art.”