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At the Parting Ways
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
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The west wind ruffles the water
Where the last red blossoms fade,
And the thought of separation
Is stirred by the lute's serenade.
East of the world-piled hills
Our song of parting thrills.
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MLA
An-shih, Wang. “At the Parting Ways.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-an-shih/1/.
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An-shih, Wang. “At the Parting Ways.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-an-shih/1/.
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