Han Yu, Tang Dynasty New vines yet sparse, some branches bare, The trellis leans with weary care. Lift it up…
Han Yu, Tang Dynasty
New vines yet sparse, some branches bare,
The trellis leans with weary care.
Lift it up, then brace it tight,
So grapes may ripen, lush and bright.
If you seek fruit like pearls to heap,
Fear not the labor, sow and reap.
Set bamboo poles for vines to climb,
Twisting like dragons through all time.