Looking back at the desolate place, when I return, there is neither wind, rain nor sunshine. ——Su Shi's "Ding Feng Bo·March 7th"
The bamboo stick and mango shoes beat the horse easily, who is afraid? A coop of mist and rain will last a lifetime. ——Su Shi's "Ding Feng Bo·March 7th"
It is good when the water is shining and clear, but the mountains are also strange when they are empty and rainy. ——Su Shi's "Two Poems on Drinking from the First Sunny and the Later Rain on the Lake·Part 2"
The orchid buds at the foot of the mountain are soaked in the stream, the sandy road among the pines is clean and mudless, and the rain is crying at dusk. ——Su Shi's "Huanxisha·Visit to Qishui Qingquan Temple"
There is no rain cover when the lotus is gone, and there are still proud frost branches of the chrysanthemums.
——Su Shi's "To Liu Jingwen"