Moonlit Night on the Dnieper



Moonlit Night on the Dnieper
By William He

The black grass and the high river,
The pits of air and the gulf of space,
An Echo Spirit floating in the illuminating beam.
Tryst with the emotional moon,
A prism on glass-green water in the night.
Along damp chambers of the air,
Moonlit sparkles the fantasy,
A canoe floats upside down on the Milky Way,
Magnificent opals on the mature birch leaves.
Drinking deep the magic charms,
The Being beneath its fanciful disguise now.

Pouring the luminous fluxes,
Layered colors in the grape green streams.
Light and shadows circle,
Signaling every crystal cluster to its place.
Lying beside the shining Fount of Life,
Pistac clouds drift across Selene's face.
The glowing wheel whirling,
Cherry checkers with moonlit and shade.
The brightness with a hope,
Variegated threads dive into verdancy then.
A sontata for watery gleam,
Lulled by virtually unheard melody,
One half awake beholds a sleeper's dream.

拜星月慢 第聂伯河上的月夜
作者:何威廉

草暗烟浔,
天低疏野,
镜面风清浪细。
倒映玄晖,
似流珠浮翡。
色分韵,
闪动、
孤帆竟夕天际,
桦叶水宫幽佩。
意曲断章,
对残河迷晦。

溢蟾盘、
万斛青葡坠。
调圆晕、
荡漾光波会。
云幕画廊投影,
立中宵阴翳。
转冰轮、
两岸樱桃睡。
俱能照、
斑陆离榛卉。
时飘落、
景夜黎明,
梦徽尘倚事。

About this poem

A captivating poem that captures the essence of a serene moonlit night by the river. The poet's skillful use of imagery and descriptive language creates a vivid and enchanting scene, allowing the reader to escape into the beauty of nature.

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Written on March 03, 2022

Submitted by chinamcc8 on December 05, 2023

Modified by chinamcc8 on December 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB ACDXXABXXXX CXXCXCXXXXDBD
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,413
Words 212
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 11, 13, 2, 11, 13

William He

William Yu He graduated from two of the most prestigious law schools in China respectively, also studied in Heidelberg, Cambridge and Harvard. He has already published dozens of Chinese classical poems and lyrics. The Incumbent President of China quoted his classic poem in 2017. The President of Harvard University recognized his achievements in June, 2021. more…

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