Time & Brevity
While Roses Fall
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
Time & Brevity
Dawn after dawn the last doth nearer bring.
Ah! what avails the shy return of spring?
Then fill the wine-cup of to-day and let
Night and the roses fall, while we forget.
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MLA
Wei, Wang. “While Roses Fall.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/7/.
Chicago
Wei, Wang. “While Roses Fall.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/7/.
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