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Bodhisattva Man – Place of Big Cypress [Mao’s Poems]
—Mao Zedong, Summer 1933 Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet hue,Who waves the colored ribbon high in view?After fresh rain the slanting sunbeams glow;Our mountains green and grand in steady flow.
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Fisherman’s Pride · Countering the First “Encirclement” Campaign [Mao’s Poems]
–Mao Zedong, Spring 1931 Trees blaze red in frosty sky, a brilliant sight;Heavenly troops’ wrath soars high, piercing heaven’s height.Fog shrouds Longgang, dark peaks loom in the gray;A cry breaks out: “Zhang Huizan’s captured, ahead we lay!”
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Butterflies Love Flowers · From Tingzhou to Changsha [Mao’s Poems]
— Mao Zedong, July 1930 In Sixth Moon, heavenly troops march to crush the rotten and vile,With ten-thousand-foot long ropes to bind the giant Peng bird the while.Beyond the Gan River, a red corner glows far and wide;Our flanking force leans on General Huang Gonglue’s might and pride.
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Shortened Magnolia Blossoms · On the Road to Guangchang [Mao’s Poems]
— Mao Zedong, February 1930 The whole sky turns white;We march through snow, our purpose burning bright.High mountains o’er our head,We storm great passes, red flags by wind widespread.
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Like a Dream · New Year’s Day [Mao’s Poems]
– by Mao Zedong, January 1930 Ninghua, Qingliu, and Guihua we trace,Paths narrow, woods deep, and mosses slippery the ways.Where shall we march today, in high and proud array?Straight to the foot of Wuyi Mountains, we hold our way.