Love
Tears in the Spring
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1909) · From A Lute of Jade (1909)
Love
Clad in blue silk and bright embroidery
At the first call of Spring the fair young bride,
On whom as yet Sorrow has laid no scar,
Climbs the Kingfisher’s Tower. Suddenly
She sees the bloom of willows far and wide,
And grieves for him she lent to fame and war.
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MLA
Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “Tears in the Spring.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/1/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “Tears in the Spring.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/1/.
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