Thinking of My Brothers on the Double Ninth Festival九月九日忆山东兄弟

By Wang Wei (Tang Dynasty)王维

Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign land,
独在异乡为异客
I doubly pine for kinsfolk on a holiday.
每逢佳节倍思亲
I know my brothers would, with dogwood spray in hand,
遥知兄弟登高处
Climb up mountain and miss me so far away.
遍插茱萸少一人