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A Poem Given to a Beautiful Woman Encountered on a Field-path
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
The magnificent horse, galloping swiftly, tramples the fallen flower.
Down comes the riding-whip, straight down--it strikes the Five Cloud Cart.
The young person who lifts the pearl door-screen is very beautiful. Moreover, she smiles.
She points to a Red Building in the distance--it is the home of the Flower Maiden.
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Po, Li. “A Poem Given to a Beautiful Woman Encountered on a Field-path.” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/82/.
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Po, Li. “A Poem Given to a Beautiful Woman Encountered on a Field-path.” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/82/.
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