Talent pool

Establishing the Poetry Club

Springlight flowers moon, savoring fragrant tea.
Group of masters' first gathering, poetry club formed.
Poetry song calligraphy painting, all highly esteemed.
Chinese culture loved for ten-thousand generations.


Chapter 7: Jade-Green Lake

Song of Jade-Green Lake's Lake Water*

North shore beach shallow waters.
South bank rocky depths.
Northern water pale yellow.
Southern water dark green.
Water of the one lake,
Even flowing from antiquity to now.
Seeing the deep color of the water,
How do you know its depth? 

*about three miles east of Taibei. The source was a mountain stream called New Shop river that flowed into a waterfall that cascaded into the lake, which was quite deep. 

Force of nature

Staying the spring

The oriole's song and swallow's talk announce the arrival of spring,
Butterflies dance and bees busy, loving the array of flowers.
All creatures lament that nothing can stay the springtime,
When coming: bright and beautiful; when leaving: no trace at all. 


Big Island Three Yuan Volcano's Mouth

Chienjian* longtime cold and still - Fuji already dark and late,
Only Three Yuan Mountain - fiercely puffing flames of fire.
Climb up to the fire's mouth - broken rocks and howling winds,
Molten lava runs just feet away - glowing heat burns one's face**.
Eruptions sounds like thunder - ash and bits fall in ten-thousand pieces,
Heavy smoke flies into the sky - the sky color is stained red***.
Looking back on East Capitol+ Bay - the sea's surface covered with dark clouds, 
Realize this mountain's height - sea and sky meet in one glance.

*a famous dormant volcano in Japan
**I held a stick and put it in the lava and it burned up 
***When we returned to our hotel at midnight, you could still see the red lava spewing

+Tokyo

A sight to see

Pear Blossom Song

Graceful tree embraces the wind, fresh-colored grass.
Spring light, bright and pretty, shows off the lovely figure.
Snow as skin and flesh, plum as shadow.
Cold scent floats along, leaving behind fragrance.

The figure of a young woman is often compared to a stately tree.

Long Good River Fishing Bird

Bright eyes, sharp beak, lots of skill.
Wings soaring, quite a spectacle.
In dark night, deep stream, good at fishing.
Master feeds you to use your teeth and claws.
Several times, try to fly, return alight.
No swallow, no spit up, neck bound. 
"Fisherman, fisherman, how clever you are."
Daily gives the cormorant one fullness.

My boss sometimes makes the comment that the government doesn't let workers have enough food; they are not as good as the fisherman.

The expression usually is "claws & teeth" which represent henchmen.