Nature
A Solitary Wildgoose
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Nature
Line after line has flown back over the border.
Where are you headed all by yourself?
In the evening rain you call to them —
And slowly you alight on an icy pond.
The low wet clouds move faster than you
Along the wall toward the cold moon.
. . . If they caught you in a net or with a shot,
Would it be worse than flying alone?
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MLA
T’u, Ts’ui. “A Solitary Wildgoose.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tsui-tu/1/.
Chicago
T’u, Ts’ui. “A Solitary Wildgoose.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tsui-tu/1/.
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