Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BOATING IN AUTUMN, by LU YU (1125-1210)


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First Line: Away and away I sail in my light boat
Last Line: And need not fear the greed of the evening wind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Sailing & Sailors; Seamen; Sails


AWAY and away I sail in my light boat;
My heart leaps with a great gust of joy.
Through the leafless branches I see the temple in the wood;
Over the dwindling stream the stone bridge towers.
Down the grassy lanes sheep and oxen pass;
In the misty village cranes and magpies cry.

Back in my home I drink a cup of wine
And need not fear the greed of the evening wind.





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