Love
Bitter Jealousy in the Palace of the High Gate (I)
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
Love
The Heavens have revolved. The "Northern Measure" hangs above the Western wing.
In the Gold House, there is no one; fireflies flit to and fro.
Moonlight seeks to enter the Palace of the High Gate,
To one in the centre of the Palace it brings an added grief.
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MLA
Po, Li. “Bitter Jealousy in the Palace of the High Gate (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/118/.
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Po, Li. “Bitter Jealousy in the Palace of the High Gate (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/118/.
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