Time & Brevity
At Forty-One
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
Time & Brevity
The waters from the pool are vanishing;
A mellow sunlight steeps the window-panes,
And autumn winds ply many a pleasant fan.
O gold and green, half-ripe, the acacias glow,
While o’er the threshold of his summer falls
The shadow of a solitary man.
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Chü-i, Po. “At Forty-One.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/133/.
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Chü-i, Po. “At Forty-One.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/133/.
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