Summer Love in Dongsha

Clear blue sky and emerald sea

Become one, glassy, glossy;

Reaching for eternity.

White clouds of cotton and silk make way,

Fluttering feathers strike awe at play.

Spring love, does this summer show,

The curve of pristine lakes’ flow!

A bed of green dons a florid ground,

Stitched together, as though jade-lace gowned;

Lushly blooming, all around.

Rainbow butterflies dance stealthily here,

Crabs are likewise exposed, then disappear.

Spring love, does this summer show,

The curve of pristine lakes’ flow!

Through forests of reef do all small fish scurry,

Through this flourishing city do they hurry;

Lively and jubilant, all in a flurry!

Vibrant corals undulate in the waves,

While the gaudy fish only water craves.

Spring love, in this summer unfurled,

In Dongsha’s sea/land whirlwind world!

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