from Strolling Along the Riverbank, Looking for Flowers: Seven Quatrains: One Section by Tu Fu

Masses of flowers and plants envelop the riverbanks;
Walking there, unsteady in my steps, I’m really afraid of spring.
My verses and my wine I can still manage:
There’s no need yet to look after this white-haired one.

translated by Irving Y. Lo

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