Book I. The Odes of Chou and the South: VI. T‘ao Yao

VI The T‘ao Yao; allusive. Praise of a bride going to her future home. 1Graceful and young the peach tree stands; How rich its flowers, all gleaming bright! This bride to her new home repairs; Chamber and house she'll order right. p. 7 2Graceful and young the peach tree stands; Large crops of fruit it soon will show. This bride to her new home repairs; Chamber and house her sway shall know. 3Graceful and young the peach tree stands, Its foliage clustering green and full. This bride to her new home repairs; Her household will attest her rule.