Living
In Exile
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
Living
Through the green blinds that shelter me
Two butterflies at play—
Four wings of flame whirl joyously
Around me and away;
While swallows breasting to the shore
Ripple the waves they wander o’er.
And I that scan the distant view
Of torn white clouds and mountains blue
Lift to the north my aching eyes;
’Tis there—’tis there the city lies!
Chang-an arise! arise!
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MLA
Fu, Tu. “In Exile.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/29/.
Chicago
Fu, Tu. “In Exile.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/29/.
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