After the Rains - 雨後

The first line was conceived while I was between the boundaries of sleep and awakening. The rest was completed during my jog the next morning.

1 雨後山泉水流急, After the rains, swiftly flows the current from the mountain spring,
2 無盡落英看溪泣. How many blossoms had fallen? Just look at the stream and weep.
3 昨夜歌宴華燈夢, Last night a dream of song and feast in a place of great splendor,
4 窗前雲黑遍地濕. Dark are the clouds outside and the ground is thoroughly wet.

3 Literally, “grand lantern dream”
4 Literally, “outside the window”

Thursday, February 2, 2023