Reading Zhu Xi’s poems

"Impressions from Reading the Book" by Zhu Xi

Part One

A half-acre square pond is open, and the skylight and cloud shadows are lingering.

Ask him how clear he is? Come for living water from a source.

Second

Last night there was spring water on the river bank, and the huge stern ship was as light as a dime.

I have always wasted my efforts to move forward, but today I am in the middle of the flow.