菊

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神采奕奕，

向悬崖绝壁，

探三两枝。

惜蜂媒蝶使，

无情怕新寒，

忍将清芬弃，

早已是闻风丧胆，

销声匿迹无处觅。

更秋君不知爱惜，

遣雨打霜欺。

打也无所谓，

欺也只等闲。

世间磨难冷于冰，

霜雨何足惧？

万转千回思想过，

梦绕魂牵效香梅，

恨无雪相陪。

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Chrysanthemum

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Beaming an’ buoyant,

Standin’ at de steep cliff,

You stretch forward two or three sprays. 

Unfortunately bees an’ butterflies

R coldheartedly in dread of new cold

An’ have de heart to desert de fragrant flowers.

Scared stiff by wind,

Dey keep silent an’ hidden, now where to be found.

Worse of all, not knowin’ how to cherish you,

Autumn should order rain an’ frost to strike an’ bully you.

But strikin’ matters nothing;

Bullyin’ can be treated lightly.

Tribulations in dis world are colder than ice.

Frost an’ rain are not worth fearing.

Havin’ thought of it many a time,

I’m determined to learn from plum blossoms

And hate havin’ no snow to accompany me.