ORCHID AND ORANGE
Zhang Jiuling
Tender orchid-leaves in spring
And cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn
Are as self- contained as life is
Which conforms them to the seasons.
Yet why will you think that a forest-hermit
Allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty
Would no more ask to-be transplanted
THan Would any other natural flower?
張九齡
蘭葉春葳蕤, 桂華秋皎潔。
欣欣此生意, 自爾為佳節。
誰知林棲者, 聞風坐相悅。
草木有本心, 何求美人折。