Tuesday, February 08, 2011

News at Eleven: But here the occasion of departure

is combined with the poet's keen observation of his natural surroundings to create an extended metaphor that serves to describe friendship as well. Not too shabby for a sixteen year old in the year 788.

[by Bai Juyi, tr. Lan Hua]

Grass

Far far across the plain

from The Epoch Times: Grass
then The Epoch Times: Spring Dawn

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