Nature
Thistle-Seed
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Nature
Thistle-seed, thistle-seed,
Fly away, fly,
The hair on your body
Will take you up high;
Let the wind whirl you
Around and around,
You'll not hurt yourself
When you fall to the ground.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Thistle-Seed.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/113/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Thistle-Seed.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/113/.
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