Tz'u No. 11

Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)



To the tune of "Lamentation"

It was far into the night when, intoxicated,
  I took off my ornaments;
The plum flower withered in my hair.

Recovered from tipsiness,
  the lingering smell of wine
     broke my fond dream
before my dreaming soul could find
  my way home.

All is quiet.
The moon lingers,
And the emerald screen hangs low.
I caress the withered flower,
Fondle the fragrant petals,
Trying to  bring back the lost time.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A XBX BAXXX XXXXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 423
Words 76
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 5, 6

Li Ching Chao

Li Qingzhao, pseudonym Householder of Yi'an (易安居士), was a Chinese poet and essayist during the Song dynasty.[2] She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. more…

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