Reaching each root in sequence
the hidden water is silver-white
advancing in the way cogs catch onto cogs
Softly this hand-crafted news
reaches the fresh leaves
Liu Qiyu (20th century) Taiwan
Translated by Chenxin Jiang and The Poetry Translation Workshop
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