In the Mountains
at brake-lined creek with its flashes of white stone
cold-blank sky has taken most of the rusty leaves
rain – only after taking the mountain trail
the jade-blue cosmos comes down to soak one’s shoulders
山中
王维
荆溪白石出，
天寒红叶稀。
山路元无雨，
空翠湿人衣。
Gushiwensday
In the mountains: the creek overhung by lilac trees, white stones breaching the rippled surface.