Love
Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (III)
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
The upper chamber of kingfisher jade, the stairs of gold--
Who passes the night alone, leaning against the door and sobbing?
She sits all night by the cold lamp until the moon melts into the dawn.
Her streaming, streaming tears are exhausted--to the West of the Ch'u Barrier.
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Po, Li. “Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (III).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/78/.
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Po, Li. “Separated by Imperial Summons from Her Who Lives Within (III).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/78/.
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