Qingping Yin
The sun has risen for a long time.
Tired though I am, I still have to get up,
Fussing up and down,
I don’t have time to recall the dream last night.
Taking a nap at noon, half awake and half asleep, I found myself to be spellbound.
It suddenly struck me as if I was with someone sweetly.
Alas, helpless and sad,
For it is only the continuing of the sweet dream last night.
Picture: Lady Watching Plum Blossom by Ren Bonian, China (Qing Dynasty)