Zhao Shixiu: In Summer Rain Comes A-Knocking At Homes Here And There趙師秀 黃梅時節家家雨 青草池塘處處蛙 Poem by Frank Yue

Appointment with A Friend
- by Zhao Shixiu （1170～1219）
- Translated by Frank C Yue

In Summer rain comes a-knocking at homes here and there;
In the green grass and ponds croaking frogs are everywhere.
Past mid-night, my friend who says he would come is not here;
I rap on the chess pieces in leisure,
And knock off the lamp's burnt wick with pleasure. 　


(2016.04.14)


《約客》 趙師秀

黃梅時節家家雨，　　
青草池塘處處蛙。
有約不來過夜半， 　
閑敲棋子落燈花。

《约客》赵师秀

黄梅时节家家雨，青草池塘处处蛙。
有约不来过夜半，闲敲棋子落灯花。