North mountain white cloud in <br />Hermit self happy please <br />Mutual see try climb high <br />Heart like goose fly fade <br />Sorrow reason dusk increase <br />Desire be clear autumn cause <br />Now see return villagers <br />Sand walk crossing edge rest <br />Heaven edge tree like grass <br />River bank islet like moon <br />When bring wine bring <br />Together drunk near Yang festival <br />The northern mountain is hidden in white cloud, <br />A happy place for hermits to retire. <br />So we can meet, I try to climb the heights, <br />My heart is fading like a goose in flight. <br />My sorrow's prompted by the creeping dusk, <br />But then clear autumn spurs on my desires. <br />At length we see the villagers return, <br />They walk the sand and rest at the river crossing. <br />The trees against the sky are like shepherd's purse, <br />An islet by the shore just like the moon. <br />I hope you have some wine to celebrate, <br />We'll spend the autumn festival drunk together.<br /><br />Meng Haoran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-zhang-climbing-orchid-mountain-on-an-autumn-day/
