Reply to Mr Liu Yazi 1949

I still remember our drinking tea in

And your asking for verses in Chongqing as the leaves yellowed.

Back in the old capital after thirty-one years,

At the season of falling flowers I read your polished lines.

Beware of heartbreak with grievance overfull,

Range far your eye over long vistas.

Do not say the waters of Kunming Lake are too shallow,

For watching fish they are better than Fuchun River.