On Dewdrop by Wei Ying-wu

A drop of dew on an autumn lotus leaf,
In a clear night it falls from the dark heavens.
On this jade plate it comes to rest;
Only because it’s unsettled, we know it to be round.

translated by Irving Y. Lo

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