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A Message to Secretary Ling-hu
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
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I am far from the clouds of Sung Mountain, a long way from trees in Ch'in;
And I send to you a message carried by two carp:
— Absent this autumn from the Prince's garden,
There's a poet at Mao-ling sick in the rain.
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Shang-yin, Li. “A Message to Secretary Ling-hu.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/5/.
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Shang-yin, Li. “A Message to Secretary Ling-hu.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/5/.
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