九日山僧阮  구일산승원     東籬菊也黃  동리국야황
俗人多泛酒  속인다범주     誰解助茶香  수해조다향
                                                
                                                              -皎然-

        중양절 산사에는
        동쪽 울타리 국화가 노랗다        
        속인들은 국화를  술에 많이 띄우지만
        차의 향기를 돕는 것이 국화인걸 누가 알리요


     도연명이 그리 애지중지하던 국화를 교연스님이 아우러 놓았는데
     맑은 석간수 새벽녁에 보듬어 와  흐드러지게 펼친 국화를 메워 놓는다

     눈이 아리도록 노오란 마음 일고 무너지는 저녁놀도 옮겨 와
     국향을 물어 보는데 시원한 대답 한번 해 줄 수가 없으니 어이하면 좋을까

     내사 그저 건너편에 한줌 물고 있는 미소를 볼 뿐이고 
     지는 해의 넉넉함이 온 몸을 묶어 눈 감게 하네