Love
Of One in the Forbidden City
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Love
When the moonlight, reaching a tree by the gate,
Shows her a quiet bird on its nest,
She removes her jade hairpins and sits in the shadow
And puts out a flame where a moth was flying.
Cite this poem
MLA
Hu, Chang. “Of One in the Forbidden City.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chang-hu/2/.
Chicago
Hu, Chang. “Of One in the Forbidden City.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chang-hu/2/.
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