Nature
Thoughts from a Thousand Li
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
Nature
Li Ling is buried in the sands of Hu.
Su Wu has returned to the homes of Han.
Far, far, the Five Spring Pass,
Sorrowful to see the flower-like snow.
He is gone, separated, by a distant country,
But his thoughts return,
Long sighing in grief.
Toward the Northwest
Wild geese are flying.
If I sent a letter--so--to the edge of Heaven.
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MLA
Po, Li. “Thoughts from a Thousand Li.” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/125/.
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Po, Li. “Thoughts from a Thousand Li.” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/125/.
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