The boat set sail upon the great river
whose swollen waters stretched to sky's edge.
Sky and waves split apart suddenly-
the district capital's thousands of homes.
Moving on, I can see the town market
and vaguely make out mulberry and hemp.
I turn to gaze back toward my homeland-
only vast floods that stretch to the clouds. (Wang Wei)

The boat set sail upon the great river whose swollen waters stretched to sky's edge. Sky and waves split apart suddenly- the district capital's thousands of homes. Moving on, I can see the town market and vaguely make out mulberry and hemp. I turn to gaze back toward my homeland- only vast floods that stretch to the clouds.

Wang Wei

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