Religion
Inward Light
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Religion
With wine and flowers we chase the hours,
In one eternal spring;
No moon, no light, to cheer the night,
Thyself that ray must bring.
Cite this poem
MLA
Sung-ling, P’u. “Inward Light.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pu-sung-ling/0/.
Chicago
Sung-ling, P’u. “Inward Light.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pu-sung-ling/0/.