Willow tips, plum buds emerge—spring returns to Moling’s trees, but I age in Jiankang.（柳梢梅萼渐分明，春归秣陵树，人老建康城。）——Li Qingzhao (1084 – 1155)
“柳梢梅萼渐分明，春归秣陵树，人老建康城。”Pinyin: Liǔ shāo méi è jiàn fēn míng, chūn guī mò líng shù, rén lǎo jiàn kāng chéng.Translation: “Willow tips, plum buds emerge—spring returns to Moling’s trees, but I age in Jiankang.”Source: Immortal by the River · Courtyard Deeply Deep (《临江仙·庭院深深深几许》, Lín Jiāng Xiān · Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn Shēn Jǐ Xǔ)Explanation: Juxtaposes renewal and decay; urban poetry template.
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