689 – 740 · The Hermit of Xiangyang
Meng Haoran
孟浩然
A country recluse who preferred friends, wine and rivers to office, and whose plainest lines are the most moving.
In this edition
3 poems
27Five-character quatrain
春晓
Spring Dawn
Meng Haoran 孟浩然
春眠不觉晓·处处闻啼鸟
Spring sleep: I do not notice the dawn;
28Five-character quatrain
宿建德江
Mooring on the Jiande River
Meng Haoran 孟浩然
移舟泊烟渚·日暮客愁新
I move the boat and moor at a misty islet;
29Five-character regulated verse
过故人庄
Visiting an Old Friend's Farm
Meng Haoran 孟浩然
故人具鸡黍·邀我至田家
My old friend has prepared chicken and millet