Scattered leaves after rain

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Liuzhou Banyan Trees Disrobed

Liu Zongyuan 773-819 My career stymied         pathetic...pitiful, Mid spring feels like chill fall         so much is lost. In this mountain city after squall         a hundred flowers battered, Banyan leaves scattered in the yard         an oriole's chaotic keen.

Liǔzhōu Róngyè Luòjìn Tí

Liǔ Zōngyuán 773-819 Huàn qíng jī sī gōng qīqī, Chūnbàn rú qiūyì zhuǎn mí. Shānchéng guò yǔ bǎihuā jìn, Róngyè mǎn tíng yīng luàn tí.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Written while Liu Zongyuan was enduring his second exile, this time to Liuzhou in Guangxi.

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