Passing An-jen by Boat by Yang Wan-li

Two little boys in a fishing boat—
they pull in their paddles and sit quietly.
Though it isn’t raining, they hold up umbrellas,
not to cover their heads, but to catch the wind.

translated by Jonathan Chaves

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