晴明风日雨干时
In clear sun and wind, the rain has dried away.
草满花堤水满溪
Grass fills the flowered bank; water fills the stream.
童子柳阴眠正着
A child sleeps soundly in the willow shade;
一牛吃过柳阴西
An ox has grazed past the shade’s western side.
What the poem means
Sun and wind dry the path after rain. A child sleeps under a willow while the ox grazes its way to the other side of the shade. A small movement gives the quiet scene a story.
Meet the poet
Yang Wanli was a Song poet who found lively details in plants, birds and small changes in nature.
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