A POEM GIVEN TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ENCOUNTERED ON A FIELD-PATH
Florence Wheelock Ayscough translation
BY LI T'AI-PO
The magnificent horse, galloping swiftly, tramples the fallen flower. Down comes the riding-whip, straight down—it strikes the Five Cloud Cart. The young person who lifts the pearl door-screen is very beautiful. Moreover, she smiles. She points to a Red Building in the distance—it is the home of the Flower Maiden.