Living
A Struggle
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Living
Fair flowers from above in my goblet are shining,
And add by reflection an infinite zest;
Through two generations I've lived, unrepining.
While four mighty rulers have sunk to their rest.
My body in health has done nothing to spite me,
And sweet are the moments which pass o'er my head;
But now, with this wine and these flowers to delight me,
How shall I keep sober and get home to bed?
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MLA
Yung, Shao. “A Struggle.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shao-yung/0/.
Chicago
Yung, Shao. “A Struggle.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shao-yung/0/.