Relationships
Inviting Guests
Translated by Arthur Waley (1918) · From A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
Relationships
I sent out invitations
To summon guests.
I collected together
All my friends.
Loud talk
And simple feasting:
Discussion of philosophy,
Investigation of subtleties.
Tongues loosened
And minds at one.
Hearts refreshed
By discharge of emotion!
Cite this poem
MLA
Sui, Ch’ēng-kung. “Inviting Guests.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cheng-kung-sui/0/.
Chicago
Sui, Ch’ēng-kung. “Inviting Guests.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cheng-kung-sui/0/.