Time & Brevity
In a Mirror
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Time & Brevity
My whitening hair would make a long long rope,
Yet could not fathom all my depth of woe;
Though how it comes within a mirror's scope
To sprinkle autumn frosts, I do not know.
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Po, Li. “In a Mirror.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/35/.
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Po, Li. “In a Mirror.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/35/.
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