she gathers the large duckweed ,
by the banks of the stream in the southern valley .
she gathers the pondweed ,
in those pools left by the floods .
she deposits what she gathers ,
in her square baskets and round ones
she boils it ,in her tripods and pans .
she sets forth her preparations ,
under the window in the ancestral chamber .
who superintends the business ?
it is reverent young lady .