The moon's low, a crow caws,
The landscape's laced with frost.
Under the riverside maples,
Lit by fishing lamps,
My sadness keeps me from sleep.
Beyond old Suzhou town,
Down to the traveler's boats,
Han Shan's Temple bell
Rings clear -
Right at midnight.
- Zhang Ji, 780
Night Mooring at Maple Bridge
Rephrased by Michael P. Garofalo
Translated by Francis Chin
Sleepless in Suzhou by Richard Lim
Zuzhou: City of Gardens
Night Mooring at Maple Bridge - Links
Suzhou Gardens
Cold Mountain Buddhas
Han Shan (c 750) and Han Shan Te'-Ch'ing (c 1600)
A complete directory of links, bibliography, biographical
information, and selected quotations from a variety of
translators. 82K. Complied by Michael P. Garofalo.
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