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Asking a Guest to Stay in the Mountains
山光物态弄春晖
Mountain light and living things play in spring sunshine;
莫为轻阴便拟归
Do not plan to leave for just a little shade.
纵使晴明无雨色
Even if skies are clear with no sign of rain,
入云深处亦沾衣
Deep among the clouds your clothes may still grow damp.
Meaning
The host invites a guest to enjoy the beautiful spring mountain rather than leave because of a little cloud. Even without rain, deep mountain mist can dampen clothes. A natural detail becomes a friendly invitation.
About the poet
Zhang Xu was a Tang poet and calligrapher. Mountain beauty and mist become a friendly invitation to stay.