Landmarks

Picking Vegetables from the Zhou dynasty Books of Songs 

Long ago, going out,
Willow strands swaying swaying;
Now I return, la,
Rain and snow, falling falling.

Editor's note: the original poem is quite long. I chose four lines from it. Possibly sung by men deployed to the country borders to defend their inland homelands. 


No. 8 Mammoth Hotsprings

Gold colored hot springs, light flashes eyes bright.
Mammoth huge wall, sparkling crystal light.
Layered steps, a hundred acres of yellow stones:
From this Yellowstone park got its name.