loneliness

  • To Yang Kaihui [Mao’s Poems]

    To Yang Kaihui · Tune: “Congratulations to the Groom” – Mao Zedong, late 1923 I wave my hand and depart from here.How can I bear to face each other in sorrow,repeating our pain and grief?Anger and longing seem to fill your eyes and brow;hot tears well up but are held back.I know there was…

  • After Sunset [Tang Poems]

    –Du Fu The sheep and cattle come to rest, All thatched gates closed east and west. The gentle breeze and the moon bright Remind me of homeland at night. Among rocks flow fountains unseen; Autumn drips dewdrops on grass green. The candle brightens white-haired head. Why should its flame blaze up so red?