Dog-Walking in the Snow
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A poem by Mrs. Derbyshire.
At the poet's request I have used the modern simplified characters (简体字) for her poems, instead of the traditional ones (繁體字) used elsewhere in these readings.
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• Text of the poem
雪天遛犬
齐红玫
雪天遛犬雪花迎
万物银装如仙境
前望雪地白如纸
回首足印并排行
My translation:
Dog-Walking in the Snow
Dog and I meet flakes all crystalline —
A fairy landscape clothed in argentine.
In front the unmarked snow, a sheet of white;
Behind, two lines of footsteps, his and mine.