Two willows, two ponds

To the tune of The Butterfly Loves Flowers
In the Spring Shade of the Willow

Pond side green willow in a cage fog made 
Little garden spring shade
Misting rains dampen the covered arcade
Spring flowers drip with wetness by low fence laid
All day, sing and recite lines long and short
Pour out sorrows for hours -- the flowers consort
Curtain shade evening time
Now light the incense burner
Deep into the night, the sound of the rain and wind settles down
Bird songs coo people to sleep


Oriole Song Pond

In the woods, the water is high at this small pond
Geese and ducks bring goslings and ducklings to hunt for food, busy
Across the shore, the clothes-washers have left*
Willow strands sway in the cool midday breeze 

*Song dynasty poet wrote a similar line