I look for what I miss; I know not what it is. I feel so sad, so drear, So lonely, without cheer. How hard is it To keep me fit In this lingering cold! Hardly warmed up By cup on cup Of wine so dry, O how could I Endure at dusk the drift Of wind so swift? It breaks my heart, alas! To see the wild geese pass, For they are my acquaintances of old.
The ground is covered with yellow flowers, Faded and fallen in showers. Who will pick them up now? Sitting alone at the window, how Could I but quicken The pace of darkness that won't thicken? On plane's broad leaves a fine rain drizzles As twilight grizzles. O what can I do with a grief Beyond belief?