Love
The Broken Tryst
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book xii
Love
The willows by the Eastern gate
Their wealth of leaves are showing.
The gloaming was the trysted time,
The daystar now is glowing.
The willows by the Eastern gate
With glossy leaves are teeming.
The gloaming was the trysted time,
The daystar now is gleaming!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Broken Tryst.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/393/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Broken Tryst.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/393/.
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