Love
Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (I)
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
The Emperor commands; three times the summons. He who left has not yet returned.
To-morrow, at sunrise, he will go out by the Pass of Wu.
From the upper chamber of white jade, I shall gaze far off; but I shall be able to make out nothing.
Our thoughts will be with each other. I must ascend the Looking-for-Husband Hill.
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Po, Li. “Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/76/.
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Po, Li. “Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (I).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/76/.
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