Homes in a mountain village crowd up against the edge of a small pond. Though most of the emerald-leafed lotus plants in the pond are already in decline, a few richly red flowers still attract the passer-by, standing firm against the harsh autumn winds. Occasionally a lone egret stops next to a lotus flower, then a train passes and it flies off ....
晨光曦微，火車鑽出山洞，就見山村人家，緊鄰一小片河塘，池裡翠綠荷葉多已殘破，但仍有幾朵花紅豔照人，楚楚於秋風殘露中，偶有白鷺獨立荷花邊上，火車經過，忽而飛起……。