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Born in 772 / Died in 846 / China / Chinese

Poems by Bai Juyi

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From Two Quatrains About A Pond, Poem II

... sneaking back after stealing white lotus seeds, ...

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A Song of the Palace.

... She can hear the others singing through the night ...

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The Dragon of the Black Pool

... But the mice of the woods and the foxes of the hills are continually drunk and sated ...

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Remembering South of the River

... At sunrise, the river's flowers are red like fire, ...

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White Cloud Spring

... the clouds are mindless and the water relaxed ...

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The Bloom is not a Bloom

... She comes like a spring dream- how long will she stay ...

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Reading Laozi

... Those who speak do not know, those who know are silent, ...

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Spring Sleep

... The pillow's low, the quilt is warm, the body smooth and peaceful, ...

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A Suggestion to My Friend, Liu.

... There's a feeling of snow in the dusk outside - ...

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Song Of Collecting Lotus Seeds

... She sees a young man, almost speaks, ...

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To My Wife

... All our screens and mosquito nets are old and faded, ...

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On the Lake (two monks)

... Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, ...

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Returning Late on the Road from Pingquan on a Winter's Day

... I'll not arrive before night falls, but that should not concern me, ...

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A Visit to Qiantang Lake in Spring

... In several places, the first orioles are fighting in warm trees, ...

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The Almond Blossoms of Chao Village

... I have come To see the red almond-blossoms ...