廬山記 4.54

4.54

A halo rises around the moon in the great void; / the boatman knows the heavenly winds. / Setting sail, we await the dawn, / drifting far and wide across Pengli Lake. / Amid the current, I sight distant isles, / their grandeur overtopping the nine reaches of the river. / Darkling and hushed, the clearing weather yields to twilight colors, / towering aloft against the dawn sky. / The sun first mounts Incense Burner Peak; / the waterfall spouts, forming a rainbow. / For long have I wished to follow Master Xiang, / all the more now as I cherish Master Yuan. / Having arrived here, bound by official duties, / I have had no leisure to rest my humble person. / My journey between Huai and the sea is nearly half complete; / amidst summer and frost, the year draws toward its close. / I send these words to those dwelling in the crags: / when my tasks are ended, I shall surely come to join you.