Nature
Overlooked
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Beneath the bamboo grove, alone,
I seize my lute and sit and croon;
No ear to hear me, save mine own;
No eye to see me, save the moon.
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MLA
Wei, Wang. “Overlooked.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/0/.
Chicago
Wei, Wang. “Overlooked.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/0/.
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