Chinese Poems

Tao Yuanmings Begging For Food 乞食 饥 来 驱 我 去不 知 竟 何 之。行 行 至 斯 里叩 门 拙 言 辞。 主 人 解 余 意遗 赠 副 虚 期。谈 谐 终 日 夕觞 至 辄 倾 杯。 情 欣 新 知 欢言 咏 遂 赋 诗。感 子 漂 母 惠愧 我 非 韩 才。衔 戢 知 何 谢？冥 报 以 相 贻。 Qi Shi Ji lai qu wo quBu zhi jing he zhi.Xing xing zhi si liKou men zhuo yan ci. Zhu ren jie yu yiWei zeng fu xu qi.Tan xie zhong ri xiShang zhi zhe qing bei. Qing xin xin zhi huanYan yong sui fu shi.Gan zi piao mu huiKui wo fei han cai.Xian ji zhi he xie ?Ming bao yi xiang yi. Begging for Food Famine arrives, have to leave this areaBut I do not know where I can go.Walk for a while until I reach another neighborhoodKnock on a door, my clumsy words of resignation. The owner of the house knows my intention, divides up his surplusGives to me as a gift, a modest ration.He wants me to stay until sunsetSharing cups of wine till each becomes empty. Joyful and happy emotions with a…...