Living
Escape
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Living
Confusion overwhelming me, as in a drunken dream,
I note that spring has fled and wander off to hill and stream;
With a friendly Buddhist priest I seek a respite from the strife
Arid manifold anomalies which go to make up life.
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She, Li. “Escape.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-she/0/.
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She, Li. “Escape.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-she/0/.
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