Wanxian Bridge across the Yangtze River in Wanzhou, Chongqing (China)

After night rain, autumn sky.
On bright waves the glow of stars.
Heaven’s Ocean white forever.
Yangtze’s waves a moment lucent.
Broken necklace. Mirror pearls.
In the sky the Perfect Glass.
Twilight pale on dripping clock,
Dim as dew weighs down the flower

Poem to the Yangtze

Tu Fu (712,770)