Swallows by Tom Sharp

Swallows dip into the lake. Like me, swallows are guests on the edges of other’s property, having no place of their own. Even during the festival, people see me, like swallows, only from a distance. I’ll always be a stranger.

燕子来舟中作 by 杜甫 (Du Fu)

湖南为客动经春，燕子衔泥两度新。 旧入故园尝识主，如今社日远看人。 可怜处处巢居室，何异飘飘托此身。 暂语船樯还起去，穿花贴水益沾巾。