Beauty unnoticed and noticed

Entitling the Pomegranate Flower by Song dynasty poet Zhu Xi 1130-1200

May pomegranate flowers shine eyes bright
Among branches often find newly formed fruit
What a pity this place lacks cars and horses
Bloom and whither green moss bright red drops

A famous scholar, he systematized all of Chinese philosophy together, and made a commentary.

Cars and horses symbolize visitors and popularity


San Francisco Chinatown

In San Francisco, a steep street,
Side by side, tea shops and bars.
Foreign language beginners, more borrowed phrases,
Hometown accents unchanged, loud and noisy.*
Tang Mountain grains, meal: homesick pangs,
Tai Sea flags, banners: rare sight.
Classic literature not forgotten** Ching Han words,
Posted notice ancient script Great Middle Beauty.

*Referencing a famous poem phrase: when you left your hometown in your youth, when you return an old person, your accent stays the same, but your hair became gray; little kids see you but didn't recognize you ask you where you came from.

**There's a phrase that people say wherein you've forgotten your origins.