Willows trail their shadows over the river;

plum blossoms fade and fall upon the snow.

柳垂江上影，梅谢雪中枝。

~ Yan Jiudao (晏几道, 1038–1100), Song dynasty lyricism poet, from Riverside Immortal · Filling the Void with Sorrow (《临江仙·身外闲愁空满》)