鐔津文集 18.123

18.123

Your home commands the clouds upon the islet of the Western Lake; / snow-light and moon-hue invade the soul all the more. / Inspiration comes in full abandon, cast upon the empty sky; (Some editions have "mind" for "cast.") / with the poem finished, into the vast gloom, my eyes are quite dim. / Where can the robes and caps of the Jin state be sought? / Yet the halls and pavilions of the Liang dynasty stand as if still preserved. / Longing for you, I cannot match the night in Shanyin; / gazing afar at green pines, I listen to the snow gibbons.