Love
Spring Heart-break
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Love
With twilight passing her silken window,
She weeps alone in her chamber of gold;
For spring is departing from a desolate garden,
And a drift of pear-petals is closing a door.
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MLA
Fang-p’ing, Liu. “Spring Heart-break.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-fang-ping/2/.
Chicago
Fang-p’ing, Liu. “Spring Heart-break.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-fang-ping/2/.
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