I Travel Day and Night

kdaria1976 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:19:09 +0100

Passed the place where the Ying River enters the Huai, and for the first time saw the mountains along the Huai. Today we reached Shou-chou.
　　I travel day and night toward the Yangtze and the sea.
　　Maple leaves, reed flowers - fall has endless sights.
　　On the broad Huai I can't tell if the sky is near or far;
　　green hills keep rising and falling with the boat.
　　Shou-chou - already I see the white stone pagoda,
　　though short oars haven't brought us around Yellow Grass Hill.
　　Waves calm, wind mild - I look for the landing.
　　My friends have stood a long time in twilight mist.

Doomed tragedy

I Travel Day and Night