Petals Falling in the River by Yuan Zhen

At sunset the Jialing River flows east
and thousands of pear petals chase the river wind.
What twists my stomach as I watch the river flowers?
Half have fallen in the river, half drift on the air.

translated by Tony Barnstone & Chou Ping

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