Four Poems
| Poem 1 | Poem 2 |
| _____________________ By Liu Zongyuan From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat① Is fishing in snow in a lonely boat. | To Wang Lun By Li Bai I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go, When suddenly on shore your farewell②songs o'erflow. However deep the lake of Peach Blossoms may be, It is not so deep, O Wang Lun! As your love for me. |
| Poem 3 | Poem 4 |
| HomesicknessNight By Li Bai Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoarfrost③on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned④. | On the Stork Tower By Wang Zhibuan The sun beyond the mountain glows⑤; The Yellow River seawards⑥flows⑦. You can enjoy a grander⑧sight By climbing to a greater height. |
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
| NOTES: ①on the river ②goodbye ③small pieces of ice ④dying missing ⑤shines less brightly ⑥towards the sea ⑦runs ⑧greater |
