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In Absence
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
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White gleam the gulls across the darkling tide,
On the green hills the red flowers seem to burn;
Alas! I see another spring has died
When will it come — the day of my return?
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Fu, Tu. “In Absence.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/4/.
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Fu, Tu. “In Absence.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/4/.
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