韦应物

　　初发扬子寄元大校书

　　凄凄去亲爱， 泛泛入烟雾；

　　归棹洛阳人， 残钟广陵树。

　　今朝为此别， 何处还相遇？

　　世事波上舟， 沿洄安得住。

　　Five-character-ancient-verse

　　Wei Yingwu

　　SETTING SAIL ON THE YANGZI

　　TO SECRETARY YUAN

　　Wistful, away from my friends and kin¹,

　　Through mist and fog I float and float

　　With the sail that bears me toward Loyang.

　　In Yangzhou trees linger bell-notes of evening,

　　Marking the day and the place of our parting……

　　When shall we meet again and where？

　　……Destiny is a boat on the waves,

　　Borne to and fro, beyond our will.