Living
The Creepers
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book i
In the South the trees bend low,
Creepers creeping o'er them.
Happy with her lord is she;
Fortune is behind, before them!
In the South the trees bend low;
Creepers wild caress them.
Happy with her lord is she;
Fortune followeth to bless them!
In the South the trees bend low,
Creepers winding round them.
Happy with her lord is she;
Fortune following hath crowned them.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Creepers.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/303/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Creepers.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/303/.
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