Smoke slowly rises from sodden woods;
   Millet 's steamed to feed the fieldhands;
   Egrets fly over foggy paddies;
   Hidden birds sing from lush tree stand.
Mountain hikers study hibiscus,
   Under dewy pines chew sunflower seeds,
   Give mat space to any old traveler.
 Gull and I: wary of each other's deeds. 

Original Poem in Simplified Chinese:

积雨空林烟火迟， 蒸藜炊黍饷东菑。
漠漠水田飞白鹭， 阴阴夏木啭黄鹂。
山中习静观朝槿， 松下清斋折露葵。
野老与人争席罢， 海鸥何事更相疑？