Love
Wifeless and Forlorn
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book v
Love
Poor fox, so friendless
There by the weir across the K'i!
Ah me, 'twas pity
The goodman trouserless to see!
Poor fox, so friendless,
There as the K'i's deep ford he faced
Ah me, the pity!
No girdle had he to his waist.
Poor fox, so friendless,
There by the margin of the K'i!
Ah me, the pity!
For garments none at all had he!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Wifeless and Forlorn.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/342/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Wifeless and Forlorn.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/342/.
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