Life refreshed Tom Sharp

The sky is like a partridge breast. Through a break between the trees I see the sun shining on a mountain. Bamboo hides my garden wall where grass is withered and cicadas cry for attention. White birds visit from time to time; the pond’s still surface reflects a lotus blossom. Outside the village wall, an old man walks with a cane squinting in the setting sun. It rained at three this morning, so now the air is cool; another day, my life refreshed.

鹧鸪天·林断山明竹隐墙 苏轼

林断山明竹隐墙，乱蝉衰草小池塘。 翻空白鸟时时见，照水红蕖细细香。 村舍外，古城旁，杖藜徐步转斜阳。 殷勤昨夜三更雨，又得浮生一日凉。