Arts & Sciences
At His Books
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Arts & Sciences
Shadows of pairing sparrows cross his book,
Of poplar catkins, dropping overhead
The weary student from his window-nook
Looks up to find that spring is long since dead.
Cite this poem
MLA
Li, Yeh. “At His Books.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/yeh-li/0/.
Chicago
Li, Yeh. “At His Books.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/yeh-li/0/.