History & Politics
The City of Stones. (Nanking)
Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell (1921) · From Fir-Flower Tablets (1921)
History & Politics
Hills surround the ancient kingdom; they never change.
The tide beats against the empty city, and silently, silently, returns.
To the East, over the Huai River--the ancient moon.
Through the long, quiet night it moves, crossing the battlemented wall.
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MLA
Yü-hsi, Liu. “The City of Stones. (Nanking).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-yu-hsi/2/.
Chicago
Yü-hsi, Liu. “The City of Stones. (Nanking).” Translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-yu-hsi/2/.
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