Mortal World Dawn and Dusk

"I dwell by the North Sea while you dwell by the South Sea; I thank the wild goose that cannot carry letters across. We shared a cup of wine amid peach and plum blossoms in spring wind; ten years of lamps in night rain across rivers and lakes." My original intention was to write about a childhood sweethearts' bond, a relationship untouched by romance—but as I wrote, it bent.