Dashing over her in the sunlight.

From the Chinese of J.S. Ling (1901).

A VIRTUOUS WIFE

One moment I place your two bright pearls against my robe,

And the red silk mirrors a rose in each.

Why did I not meet you before I married?

See, there are two tears quivering at my lids;

I am giving back your pearls.

From the Chinese of Chang Chi (770-850).

WRITTEN ON A WALL IN SPRING