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Born in 712 / Died in 770 / China / Chinese

Poems by Du Fu

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Facing Snow by Du Fu (Translated by Stanton Hager)

...       Translated by Stanton Hager in Huangshan: Poems from the T'ang ...

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Behind The Gates Of The Wealthy

... Behind the gates of the wealthy ...

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Overnight At The Riverside Tower

... I brood on Our wars, sleepless here and, to right ...

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To The Recluse, Wei Pa

... Tomorrow the peak will lie between us, and each will be lost to the other, swallowed up ...

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Passing The Night At Headquarters

... Sad bugle notes sound through the long night ...

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By The Lake

... en-ko is far away: between the one who has gone and the one who remains no communication is possible ...

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The Eight Formations

...   they stand solid, immovable, ...

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Twenty-Two Rhymes To Left-Prime-Minister Wei

... 5 Since it's hard to imitate Confucius disciple Yuan Xian6 ...

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Morning Rain

... Deepened Colors grace thatch homes for a moment ...

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Advent Of Spring

... A letter from home was worth ten thousand pieces of gold ...

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On Seeing A Pupil Of Kung-sun Dance The Chien-ch`i

... se feet, calloused from much walking in the wild mountains, make him wearier and wearier of the pace ...

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The Pitiful Young Prince

...   for all of royal blood to flee together ...

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No Sight

... and it's time to return, now that your hair is white ...

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Alone, Looking For Blossoms Along The River

... Let's talk Things over, little buds --open delicately, sparingly ...

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Full Moon

... On the cold river passing night-filled homes, ...