During thirty years since my birth
 I've hiked thousands of miles,
 seen green grass converging with a river
 and red dust rising at the frontiers,
 searched in vain for immortals and elixirs,
 studying books and histories.
 Today I've returned to Cold Mountain.
 I lie back in a stream, washing out my ears.

Translation: Barnstone, Tony and Ping, Chou. 2005. The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary. New York: Anchor Books.