The Plateau


I didn’t feel well, later in the day

So I drove to the foregone upland, leading to a plateau

Such splendid panoramic view, the sun’s still in the field

The only regret is, the dusk being next in queue

~ Translated by Dot, from Li Shangyin’s “The Delight On A Plateau,” written in the Tang dynasty

向晚意不適
驅車登古原
夕陽無限好
只是近黃昏

~ 李商隱 (唐朝) <<登樂遊原>>