Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Farewell Poem (Second of two to a girl of Yang-chou)

Passion too deep seems like none.
While we drink, nothing shows but the smile which will
    not come.
The wax candles feel, suffer at partings:
Their tears drip for us till the sky brightens.


—Tu Mu (803-852)
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