清·袁枚《苔》英译

《苔》

Mosses

作者：袁枚（清）

By Yuan May (Qing Dynasty)

翻译：忒绿

Translated by: Tweeting Green

白日不到处，

Where the sunshine will not reach

青春恰自来。

In time comes green of vigor

苔花如米小，

Moss flowers tiny as grains

也学牡丹开。

Bloom in peonies' splendor

(7 syllables each line)