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1960
BY THE
PETER
PAUPER
PRESS

THE
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CHINESE
POEMS
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CONTENTMENT

WHEN YOU ASK WHY I DWELL HERE DOCILEAMONG THE FAR GREEN HILLS, I LAUGHIN MY HEART. MY HEART IS HAPPY.

THE PEACH-BLOSSOM WATCHES THE RIVER RUNNINGBUT REMAINS CONTENT. THERE IS A BETTERHEAVEN AND EARTH THAN THE BUSY WORLD OFMEN.[Li Po]

I HAVE SEEN A ROAD

I HAVE SEEN A ROAD THAT WANDERS IN GREENSHADE, THAT RUNS THROUGH SWEET FIELDS OFFLOWERS. MY EYES HAVE TRAVELED THERE, ANDJOURNEYED FAR ALONG THAT COOL FINE ROAD.

BUT I WILL NEVER REALLY WALK THAT ROAD; ITDOES NOT REALLY LEAD TO WHERE SHE LIVES.

WHEN SHE WAS BORN, THEY BOUND HER LITTLEFEET WITH LEATHER BANDS; MY BELOVÈD NEVERWALKS THE ROAD OF SHADE AND FLOWERS.

WHEN SHE WAS BORN, THEY BOUND HER LITTLEHEART WITH LEATHER BANDS; MY BELOVÈDNEVER LISTENS TO MY SONG.[Anonymous]

FLOATING NARCISSUS

FADED NARCISSUS, FLOATING DOWN THE RIVERTO TIENOUAN.... IF YOU SEE THERE A YOUNGGIRL DREAMING, UNDER A CINNAMON TREE THATHAS BLOSSOMED TWICE SINCE WE EMBRACED,TELL HER ... I SMELL A FRESH CARNATION TOREMEMBER HER PERFUME.[Wan Ts’u]

THE FRIENDS

YOU RODE A YELLOW HORSE, I RODE A WHITEONE.... HORSES TWO COLORS, BUT OUR BOYISHHEARTS WERE ONE.

WE RODE TOGETHER THROUGH THE COUNTRY, APAIR OF PRANCING PEACOCKS ... OUR JEWELEDLONG SWORDS SHINING IN THE SUN, OUR TALLHEADDRESSES SCARLET, AND OUR PRECIOUS FURSWORTH THOUSANDS ... WE WERE GUESTS OFALL FIVE ORDERS OF NOBILITY.

NOW, MY FIERCE TIGER FRIEND HAS CRASHEDINTO A TRAP. IT IS FINE TO FACE FATE NOBLY ...BUT IF MY BRAVE COMRADE IS IN DANGER,WHAT PLEASURE CAN I FIND IN BEING FREE ANDHAPPY?[Li Po]

A NEGLECTED WIFE

A WINDOW OPENS AND A BEAUTIFUL WOMANLOOKS OUT. HER EYES ARE WET AS SHE LOOKSAT GRASS TURNING GREEN BEFORE HER HOUSE,AT WILLOWS IN NEW LEAF ALONG THE RIVER.IN TIMES PAST, WHEN SHE LOOKED OUT, SHESANG.

WHEN YOU OWN A TREASURE YOU MUST KNOWHOW TO KEEP IT. MY FRIEND, YOURS HAS TWOBEAUTIFUL LEGS: BE CAREFUL, OR IT WILL RUNAWAY![Mei Chang]

THE POET AND THE DANCERS

HERE, DAY AND NIGHT,

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