Love
Deserted
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
Soaked is her kerchief through with tears, yet slumber will not come,
In the deep dead of night she hears the song and beat of drum.
Alas, although his love has gone, her beauty lingers yet;
Sadly she sits till early dawn, but never can forget.
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Chü-i, Po. “Deserted.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/126/.
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Chü-i, Po. “Deserted.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/126/.
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