林暗草惊风,将军夜引弓。
平明寻白羽,没在石棱中。
A BORDER SONG
Translated by Xu Yuanchong
In gloomy woods grass shivers at wind’s howl,
The general takes it for a tiger’s growl.
He shoots and seeks his arrow-plume next morn
Only to find a rock pierced’mid the thorn.