早梅 - （明）道源

万树寒无色，南枝独有花。

香闻流水处，影落野人家。

A Quatrain by Dao Yuan (Ming dynasty)

(Plum Blossoms in Early Spring)

All trees lost their own hue in extreme cold,

But a south twig alone still stands to blow.

A scent leads me to a brookside household,

The twig’s shade on its wall sways to and fro.

Tr. Ziyuzile

(To be revised)

31/03/23

Blows / tos and fros