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An Early-Summer Quatrain
纷纷红紫已成尘
The many red and purple blooms have fallen to dust;
布谷声中夏令新
Cuckoo calls announce a new summer season.
夹路桑麻行不尽
Mulberry and hemp line the unending road;
始知身是太平人
Only now I feel myself a person living in peace.
Meaning
Spring's bright flowers have faded and cuckoo calls announce summer. Mulberry and hemp grow along the road, giving the traveler a feeling of peace. This is the poet's momentary experience, not a claim that everyone had an easy life.
About the poet
Lu You was a Song poet. Cuckoo calls and green crops bring a moment of rural peace.