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Two Poems Written as Parting Gifts to Ts'ui (the Official) of Ch'iu Pu (I)
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
I love Ts'ui of Ch'iu Pu.
He follows the ways of the Official T'ao.
At his gate, he has planted five willow-trees,
And on either side of the well, crowding it between them, stand two wu-t'ung trees.
Mountain birds fly down and listen while he transacts business;
From the eaves of his house, flowers drop into the midst of his wine.
Thinking of my Lord, I cannot bear to depart.
My thoughts are melancholy and endless.
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MLA
Po, Li. “Two Poems Written as Parting Gifts to Ts'ui (the Official) of Ch'iu Pu (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/66/.
Chicago
Po, Li. “Two Poems Written as Parting Gifts to Ts'ui (the Official) of Ch'iu Pu (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/66/.
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