Presented to Liu Ching-wen by Su Shih (Su Tung-p’o)

Lotus withered, no more umbrellas to the rain.
A single branch, chrysanthemum stands against the frost.
The good sights of the year: remember those,
and now too: citrons yellow, tangerines still green.

translated  by J.P. Seaton

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