Untitled Love Poem V
Heavy curtains hang in the house
of the Woman of No Sorrows
lying in bed
feeling the long night's passing
a whole life in the arms of a goddess?
that was nothing but a dream
no lover has ever entered
the house of the Little Maid
indifferent waves and winds
punish the water chesnut
only dew and moonlight
can sweeten the cassia leaves
love is a total waste of time
you and I know that
but there's something about its madness
that opens the eyes and clears the mind!
Li Shang-Yin
trans. David Young
1 comment:
oooh I liked that. I did.
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