Social Commentaries
A Palace Story
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1909) · From A Lute of Jade (1909)
Social Commentaries
A network handkerchief contains no tear.
’Tis dawn at court ere wine and music sate.
The rich red crops no aftermath await.
Rest on a screen, and you will fall, I fear.
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MLA
Chü-i, Po. “A Palace Story.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/116/.
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Chü-i, Po. “A Palace Story.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/116/.
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