Return to the West: Thirteen Four-Line Poems: No. 1
西 归 绝 句： 十 三 首
双 堠 频 频 减 去 程
渐 知 身 得 近 京 城。
春 来 爱 有 归 乡 梦
一 半 犹 疑 梦 里 行。
Xi Gui Jue Ju: Shi San Shou
Shuang hou pin pin jian qu cheng
Jian zhi shen de jin jing cheng.
Chun lai ai you gui xiang meng
Yi ban you yi meng li xing.
Return to the West: Thirteen Four-Line Poems: No. 1
Pairs of earthen watchtowers are left behind as I travel closer to Chang’an
Moving closer and closer to the capital city.
With the arrival of spring, still dream about returning to my hometown
Half-way in my travels, dreams still visit me about the coming and going.