After the Spring Rain (by Meng Jiao)

Last night‘s sudden downpour shows

Heaven’s will to revive all things

From the emptiness of the courtyard

So much can be readily foreseen

Like the lush grass now striving to emerge

春雨后

 孟郊

昨夜一霎雨

天意苏群物

何物最先知

虚庭草争出