The Mind
Contemplation
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
The Mind
When my court-yard by the placid moon is lit,
When around me leaves come dropping from the trees,
On the terrace steps, contemplative, I sit,
The swing-ropes swaying idly in the breeze.
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Wu, Han. “Contemplation.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/han-wu/0/.
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Wu, Han. “Contemplation.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/han-wu/0/.
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