Gazing on Lake Dongting

by Stephen Owen
The light of the lake and the autumn moon
are a pair perfectly matched,
No winds ruffle the face of the waters,
a mirror unpolished.
If you gaze far off into Lake Dongting
and the azure color of mountain —
In a platter of shining silver
a single green conch
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Language: 
English
Author of original: 
Liu Yu Hsi
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Short Poems
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