A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems/Flowers and Moonlight on the Spring River

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FLOWERS AND MOONLIGHT ON THE SPRING RIVER

By Yang-ti [605–617], emperor of the Sui dynasty

The evening river is level and motionless —
The spring colours just open to their full.
Suddenly a wave carries the moon[1] away
And the tidal water comes with its freight of stars.[1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 I.e., the reflection in the water.
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