Category Archives: Disappointment
The Phoenix Bird Tower - 登金陵凤凰台
Here once on the Phoenix Bird Tower
the phoenix birds came to rest,
Now the birds are gone, the tower empty;
only the river flows aimlessly on.
Here where the garden of Wu palace bloomed,
the deep grass hides the paths;
Where the kings of Chin vaunted their regalia,
is only an old hill.
I see the three peaks hang aloft
as though half-dropt [...]
The Jewel Stairs’ Grievance - 玉阶怨
The jewelled steps are already quite white with dew,
It is so late that the dew soaks my gauze stockings,
And I let down the crystal curtain
And watch the moon through the clear autumn.
The Steps of Disappointment - 玉阶怨
The dew forms white upon the marble stair.
Our silken socks are damp ere night outwear.
Returning drop our crystal blinds to see
The Autumn Moon gleam through them glintingly.
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Sparrow’s Ladle - 芄兰