Liangzhou neighbors Yangchuan left and right, / Its climate mild, a world apart in light.
In this remote land, winter sees few wild geese; / In dense bamboo, cicadas sing when summer's lease.
Local customs slightly Shu-like in their air; / The post roads to old Qin connect with care.
Lu Valley winds through mountains, circling the land; / The Han River's rushing waves embrace the sand.
Blooming fields unfold like screens of floral art; / Early rice fields paint a chessboard's counterpart.
Distant temples: steep paths where bamboo shoots compete; / Back garden ponds: cold springs with flight so fleet.
Deep autumn fills the court with banana rain; / Dusk hues grace the porch with ivy mist's domain.
South shore, we gather rushes in the biting cold; / West creek, we tread on stones where warmth takes hold.
At sunset, Taoist temples ring their bells and drums; / Beneath the moon, homes play pipes, music becomes.
Willow shades host the taverns where wine is sold; / Lotus scents embrace the fishing boats of old.
Rare birds sing long, their names hard to discern; / New fruits tasted, their flavors more we learn.
Wild ferry: tides part to reveal shallow shoals; / Tower clusters: clouds disperse, unveiling lofty goals.
Drums and pipes clamor to greet the temple fair; / Cups and plates scattered as farewell feasts we share.
Bamboo, pure and sleek, vies with frost's sheen; / Crabapple blooms pile bright, like fire's keen.
Blue cliffs, steep and perilous, likely hide the tiger; / Green caves, dark and deep, may harbor an immortal figure.
Singing girls on outings hold emerald canopies; / Scholars seeking vistas write on fragrant leaves with ease.
Lady Qi's temple, buried in green weeds' embrace; / Minister He's poem-stone, traced by moss in space.
Three counties, customs pure, suit quiet governance well; / Two offices, affairs simple, allow for leisure's spell.
Splendid years spent afar in a foreign land; / Subtle delights all day right here at hand.
If not for the recent decree from the throne so bright, / My term's end wish would be to serve three years with all my might.