The poems about lotus include the following:
1. Su Muzhe·Liao Agarwood
Zhou Bangyan [Song Dynasty]
Liao Agarwood , eliminate the summer heat. Birds call out for the clear sky, and they peek into the eaves at dawn. On the leaves, the sun rises and the rain falls, the water surface is clear and round, and the wind lifts each leaf.
My hometown is far away, when will I go? He lives in Wumen and has been traveling in Chang'an for a long time. Do you remember each other in May? In a small boat, I dreamed of entering Furongpu.
Translation
Burning agarwood to eliminate the hot and humid summer heat. Birds chirped for a sunny day, and at dawn I secretly listened to them whispering under the eaves. The emerging sunshine dries the raindrops from last night on the lotus leaves. The lotus flowers on the water surface are clear and round. The breeze blows and the lotus leaves dance in groups.
Thinking of that distant hometown, when can I go back? My family is originally from the Jiangnan area, but I have been living in Chang'an for a long time. It’s May again. I wonder if my friends back home are also missing me? In the dream, I rowed a small boat and broke into the lotus pond of the West Lake.
2. Midnight Wu Ge·Xia Ge
Li Bai [Tang Dynasty]
Jinghu Lake is three hundred miles away, and lotus blossoms bloom.
In May, Xishi is collected, and people look at it as if it is narrow.
Go back to the boat without waiting for the moon, and return to the Yue Wang family.
Translation
Jinghu Lake is more than three hundred miles wide, and there are lotuses blooming everywhere.
Xi Shi once picked lotus here in May, which attracted people to watch and crowded Ruoye Creek.
Less than a month after Xi Shi returned home, she was elected to the palace.
3. Lotus in Quchi
Lu Zhaolin [Tang Dynasty]
Floating fragrance surrounds the curved bank, and its round shadow covers the Huachi.
I am often afraid that the autumn wind will come early and I will not know how it will drift.
Translation
The winding embankment is filled with the quiet fragrance of lotus, and the round lotus leaves cover the pond one after another.
I often worry that the bleak autumn wind will come too early and the lotus will wither before people can appreciate it.
4. Huanxisha·Lotus
Su Shi [Song Dynasty]
There are weeping poplars and lotuses on all sides. I asked where the most flowers are. The sunset and the south bank of the painting building.
The weather is suddenly cool and people are lonely, so the time needs to be passed away with wine. Come and listen to the music in the flowers.
Translation
Weeping willows surround ten miles of fragrant lotuses. May I ask where there are the most lotus flowers? On the south bank of the painting building, the sun sets in the west.
The weather suddenly turns cooler, bringing the loneliness of autumn to people. The desolate time needs to be passed away and killed with fine wine. For now, come here among the flowers and listen to the sheng playing and singing.
5. Picking mulberry seeds·The West Lake is good after the lotus blooms
Ouyang Xiu [Song Dynasty]
The West Lake is good after the lotus blooms, and when you bring wine. There is no need for flags, just red buildings and green roofs in front and behind.
The painting boat is pushed into the depths of the flowers, and the fragrance is golden. There was a slight mist and rain, and I returned drunk with music and music.
Translation
The scenery of the West Lake is beautiful when the lotus flowers are in full bloom. Boaters come to enjoy the scenery with wine and banquets. There is no need for flags and guards of honor. There are only red flowers as a building and green leaves as a cover to accompany the boat.
The painted cruise ship sailed deep into the lotus, and the wine glass was stained with the fragrance of the lotus. It started to rain lightly in the evening, and amidst the music and music, the boat carried the drunken tourists back.