Nature
Evening
Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng (1916) · From A Feast of Lanterns (1916)
Nature
Now pale flocks glimmer as they wind along;
Into the deep ravine the herd goes down;
The cold dumb pool awaits the nightly throng
Of wild geese wailing through the twilight brown.
With jars of new-made wine old farmer Wang
Gladdens the neighbours. Gloomy faces shine
And dark robes kindle to the flush of wine.
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T’ung, Wen. “Evening.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wen-tung/1/.
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T’ung, Wen. “Evening.” Translated by L. Cranmer-Byng. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wen-tung/1/.
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