夢李白二首    秋興八首   卜居 (春水)  孤雁 (江南逢李龜年, 南征)

晚晴 (蜀相, 田舍)    秋笛 (螢火, 宿江邊閣) 

歲暮 (麗春)    獨酌成詩 (天末懷李白,歸雁)

Visit the Legendary Peach Blossom Valley (in parts) tr. by SL Kong

漁舟逐水愛山春  兩岸桃花夾古津
The fishing boat follows the river into the mountains in spring
On both banks peach blossoms shine in timeless sprints

坐看紅樹不知遠  行盡青溪忽值人
Watching the flaming trees from the boat he knows not the distance
Reaching the end of the stream he has met no human instance

山口潛行始隈隩  山開曠望旋平陸
A narrow cavern leads the stream through a lonely way
Where the cliffs part a plain stretches far on a shinny day

遙看一處攢雲樹  近入千家散花竹
In the distant grove giant trees appear like hanging clouds
Nearby a thousand homes stand amid bamboo flowers

(樵客初傳漢姓名  居人未改秦衣服   居人共住武陵源  還從物外起田園) Continue reading →

《Golden Dress》    Anonymous  (Tang Dynasty)
translated by SL Kong     

Love not the luxury of the golden dress

Treasure dearly your youthful years

Gather sweet blossoms as they appear

Wait not to pick branches flowers disappeared

農曆癸巳年十日初五(2013.11.07)立冬

Winter (1) tr.by SL Kong; calligraphy by T.C.Lai

斜日低山片月高，睡余行药绕江郊。
霜风捣尽千林叶，闲倚筇枝数鹳巢。

The setting sun lowers the hills so the moon could hang high

After my nap I stroll around the river banks my spirit delight

Frosty winds have stripped trees in a thousand woods bare

Leaning on my staff I count how many heron’s nests are there
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