Relationships
On Meeting a Messenger to the Capital
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Relationships
It's a long way home, a long way east.
I am old and my sleeve is wet with tears.
We meet on horseback. I have no means of writing.
Tell them three words: "He is safe."
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MLA
Ts’an, Ts’en. “On Meeting a Messenger to the Capital.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tsen-tsan/3/.
Chicago
Ts’an, Ts’en. “On Meeting a Messenger to the Capital.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tsen-tsan/3/.
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