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On Seeing Wang Leave for the South
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Toward a mist upon the water
Still I wave my hand and sob,
For the flying bird is lost in space
Beyond a desolate green mountain. . .
But now the long river, the far lone sail,
The five lakes, gleam like spring in the sunset;
And down an island white with duckweed
Comes the quiet of communion.
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MLA
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “On Seeing Wang Leave for the South.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/6/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “On Seeing Wang Leave for the South.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/6/.
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