(By Zhu Shuzhen)

竹搖清影罩幽窗
Bamboo sways, casting shadows on the quiet window,

兩兩時禽噪夕陽
Paired birds chatter beneath the evening glow.

謝卻海棠飛盡絮
The flowering crabapple fades, its petals now gone,

困人天氣日初長
The lengthening days bring a drowsy warmth along.