Heaven Clean Sand (Autumn)

Heaven Clean Sand (Autumn)
Poet Bai Pu 1226-1306 (Yuan Dynasty)

Lonesome village, setting sun, scarce rosy clouds,
Light rising smokes, old trees, and jackdaws.
A tiny shadow of flying swan,
Green mountains and blue water,
Pallid grass, red leaves, and yellow flowers.

Note:
Many Chinese ancient poets are painters, writers, musicians, and dramatists….
Mr. Bai Pu was one of them lived the era of Yuan dynasty. This poem was also a song, that the poet composed these characters in a rhythm of song, put them in an order of painting, and gave a listener a melody, a picture, and an eternal beautiful and sad place to dwell. Too bad, he did not write travel essay:-) I could not make the English translate sounds in rhythm, but still the picture strikes a soul that the autumn arrives, thru a painting of words to echo one’s feeling.


[越调]天净沙 (秋)
白朴. 元

孤村落日残霞，
轻烟老树寒鸦。
一点飞鸿影下，
青山绿水，
白草红叶黄花。