Living
New Year's at Ch'ang-sha
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
New Year's only deepens my longing,
Adds to the lonely tears of an exile
Who, growing old and still in harness,
Is left here by the homing spring . . .
Monkeys come down from the mountains to haunt me.
I bend like a willow, when it rains on the river.
I think of Chia Yi, who taught here and died here —
And I wonder what my term shall be.
Cite this poem
MLA
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “New Year's at Ch'ang-sha.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/8/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “New Year's at Ch'ang-sha.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/8/.
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