飛燕兩首七絕 From my poetry/translation group... I have no intention of doing a scholarly translation with footnotes and such. For those readers wishing to know more, here'a a wiki link to the history/tale of these people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Feiyan 陽阿數栽苑中桐, Princess Yang-A planted Wutong trees in her garden, 劉驁一見枝上鳳. What Liu Ao saw, a perched phoenix was born. 七寶避風留仙裙, A Seven-Previous-Wind-Warding Pavilion was built for her Fairy-Retaining-Skirt, 烟飛燕去夢成空. Alas, when the mists are cleared, the swallow is gone and so are the dreams. ..... 掌上凌空天下貧, On the palms of hands and in the air she dances, the Empire becomes poorer, 飛來一燕鳳凰新, A flying swallow came -- a new Phoenix born. 母儀十載期未有 A model as the Mother of the Empire for ten years not, 地下重見留仙裙 In the netherworld, her Fairy-Retaining-Skirt seen once more.