赋泉

Fountain of Grace
— For the Owner of “Lyonville Garden Springs”

• By Baoquan

You flow from the Tianshan heights,
From Xinjiang’s peaks, where dreams ignite.
Across distant lands, through ocean’s embrace,
You bring your soul, your boundless grace.

Your dutar rests with cherished tunes,
Your dombra echoes through sun and moons.
With empty hands and a steadfast gaze,
Southward you venture, carving new ways.

Your gentle stream meets Yarra’s flow,
Together in harmony, onward you go.
From Hug Hug Mountain’s distant crest,
To Daylesford’s valleys, your spirit finds rest.

Through rugged hills and winding trails,
Through thorny paths where courage prevails.
You gather blooms, their fragrance true,
In “Liena’s Kitchen,” flavors renew.

You spring from Daylesford’s serene vale,
With tea leaves steeped, your stories regale.
The color bright, the aroma refined,
A taste of home, with love aligned.

Guzheng notes rise with morning mist,
Flowing through dreams, by breezes kissed.
In lands afar, your spirit roams,
Finding beauty where hearts call home.

From deep within, your treasures shine,
A mine of warmth, a soul divine.
With ink you write, with passion paint,
A life of art, so pure, so quaint.

You trace the earth, the hills and seas,
A stream that whispers with every breeze.
Joining oceans vast and skies so grand,
You sing with waves, you touch the sand.

With tides you soar, with sun you glow,
With moon you dream, with life you flow.

April 6, 2019 – First Draft
April 7, 2019 – Finalized in Lyonville Garden Springs