Clouds drifting the whole day; <br />a traveler traveling who never arrives. <br /> <br />Three nights you have been in my dreams; <br />as your friend, I knew your mind. <br /> <br />You say your return is always harrowing; <br />your coming, a hard coming; <br /> <br />Rivers, lakes, so many waves; <br />in your boat you fear overturning. <br /> <br />Going out the door, you scratch your white head <br />as if the purpose of your whole life was ruined, <br /> <br />The rich and high positioned fill the Capital, <br />while you, alone, are careworn and dejected. <br /> <br />Who says the net of heaven is cast wide? <br />Growing older, you only grow more preyed upon. <br /> <br />One thousand autumns, ten thousand years of fame, <br />are nothing after death.<br /><br />Du Fu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dreaming-of-li-bai-2/
