Living
The Big Rug
Translated by Arthur Waley (1918) · From A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
Living
That so many of the poor should suffer from cold what can we do to
prevent?
To bring warmth to a single body is not much use.
I wish I had a big rug ten thousand feet long,
Which at one time could cover up every inch of the City.
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Chü-i, Po. “The Big Rug.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/43/.
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Chü-i, Po. “The Big Rug.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/43/.
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