Su Shi's When The Lotus Withers And Dies Its Umbrella Tops Keeping Out The Rain Are Gone 蘇軾 荷盡已無擎雨蓋 菊殘猶有傲霜枝 Poem by Frank Yue

To Liu Kingwen
- Su Shi (Song Dynasty)
- Translated by Frank Yue

When the lotus withers and dies
Its umbrella tops keeping out the rain are gone;
While the chrysanthemum's in demise
'Gainst the frost proudly its bony stems still fight on.

Remember the good times throughout the year,
One should always remember the good times -
Times when here and there
Are yellow oranges and green clementines.


贈劉景文 / 冬景 宋 蘇軾

荷盡已無擎雨蓋,
菊殘猶有傲霜枝。
一年好景君須記,
最是橙黃橘綠時。