訪袁拾遺不遇 孟浩然

訪袁拾遺不遇        孟浩然(689-740)

洛陽訪才子，江嶺作流人。

聞說梅花早，何如此地春。

Visiting Remembrancer Yuan In Vain     
Meng Haoran (689-740)  

Hoping to visit the bard in Luoyang but to no avail,

To the Daiyu Range in Jiangxi my versatile friend has been exiled,
There spring comes early so plum blossoms blow ahead of usual,
But how can the vernal scenes there be compared to the spring of our homeland in its enchanting appeals.