Pastorous Respite

I have to thank Fred Liu for his posting of these two delightful paintings in which this composition was inspired from and much poetic licence taken... Without context, the title could have been easily entitled as, "A Tryst"!

1鴨江曲迎浮山影 Ducks on the meandering river welcomes the floating shadows of the mountains,
2田畝豐收雞犬寧 Bountiful are the harvest that even dogs and chickens are in contentment.

3花香濃郁伴屋傍 Profuse fragrance of the blooms becomes a companion to the house,
4遠隔翫市耽讀停 Far from the bustling city, a respite from my studies.

1. It can be the name of a place, for example Kyoto’s Kamogawa.

4. This line is derived from Thousand Character Classic’s 耽讀翫市, 寓目囊箱,”Keep the temptations of the bustling city away and your eyes on your schoolbag and bookcase”.

05 April 2020