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.

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