Lin Bu 林逋
recluse · poet · Hangzhou, Song China · 967–1028
A poet said to have hidden on a lonely hill by West Lake in Hangzhou and not set foot in the city for twenty years. They say he took the plum blossom for his wife and cranes for his children.
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early 11th century
Sparse shadows slant across the clear shallow water. A hidden fragrance drifts in the moonlit dusk.
疏影橫斜水清淺，暗香浮動月黄昏。"Small Plum Tree in a Hill Garden"
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