初秋
唐 孟浩然
不觉初秋夜渐凉，
清风习习重凄凉。
炎炎暑退茅斋静，
阶下丛莎有露光。
Autum begins
By Meng Haoran, from the Tang Dynasty
Autum begins unnoticed. Nights slowly lengthen, and little by little, clear wind turn colder and colder,
summer’s blaze giving away. My thatcht hut grows still. At the bottom stair, in bunchgrass, lit dew shimmers.
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This poem comes from a collection which I found in Sinan Books. This anthology is a translation of Chinese Tang and Song poetry into English, and explains the intention of Chinese ancient poetry.
Sinan Books (a poetry store located at No.16, Gaolan Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai) is a book store with different kinds of poetry. The building of this store used to be a church.
Gaolan（皋兰）Road used to be Gaonaiyi（高乃依，Corneille）Road. Named after the French play writer Corneille！