Magnolia Tree
木 莲
如 折 芙 蓉 栽 旱 地
似 抛 芍 药 挂 高 枝。
云 埋 水 隔 无 人 识
唯 有 南 宾 太 叟 直。
Mu Lian
Ru zhe fu rong zai han di
Si pao shao yao gua gao zhi.
Yuan mai shui ge wu ren shi
Wei you nan bin tai sou zhi.
Magnolia Tree
Like a picked cottonrose hibiscus growing on non-irrigated land.
Thrown and hanging from tree peony’s high branches.
Without human awareness, waters hidden by clouds
Only I as a small village official knows.
