Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Palace BlossomsFlorence Ayscough and Amy Lowell, trans.
From “Chinese Written Wall Pictures”
T’ai Ta-mien—Eighteenth Century
T’ai Ta-mien—Eighteenth Century
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The white water-flowers of Ch’ang Lo stroll together at sunset
In the City by the River.
The young girls are no longer confined
In the tower pavilions,
But may gaze at the green water
Whirling under the bridge of many turnings.