Friday, November 17, 2017

Sent North on a Rainy Night


Sent North on a Rainy Night
               

you ask the date of my return: there’s no date;
in the Ba mountains ponds swell with autumn rain—

when may we again trim wicks by the west window,
and speak together about Ba mountain night rain


based on Li Shangyin: 夜雨寄北
yè yŭ jì běi



Image links to its source on Wiki Commons:
“Cloudy Mountains”: Mi Youren; 1130.
Public domain.




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