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ORCHID AND ORANGE I
---Zhang Jiuling

Tender orchid-leaves in spring
And cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn
Are as self- contained as life is,
Which conforms them to the seasons.
Yet why will you think that a forest-hermit,
Allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty,
Would no more ask to-be transplanted
THan Would any other natural flower?

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THOUGHTS I
---Zhang Jiuling

A lonely swan from the sea flies,
To alight on puddles it does not deign.
Nesting in the poplar of pearls
It spies and questions green birds twain:
\"Don\'t you fear the threat of slings,
Perched on top of branches so high?
Nice clothes invite pointing fingers,
High climbers god\'s good will defy.
Bird-hunters will crave me in vain,
For I roam the limitless sky."

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A NIGHT MOORING ON THE JIANDE RIVER
---Meng Haoran

While my little boat moves on its mooring of mist,
And daylight wanes, old memories begin....
How wide the world was, how close the trees to heaven,
And how clear in the water the nearness of the moon!

五言绝句  宿建德江
---孟浩然

移舟泊烟渚， 日暮客愁新。
野旷天低树， 江清月近人。

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ONE-HEARTED
---Wang Wei

When those red berries come in springtime,
Flushing on your southland branches,
Take home an armful, for my sake,
As a symbol of our love.

---LiuZongYuan

A thousand mountains without a bird.

Ten thousand miles with no trace of man.

A boat. An old man in a straw raincoat,

Alone in the snow, fishing in the freezing river.