Tz'u No. 4

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



To the tune of "Like a Dream"

Last night a sprinkling of rain,
  a violent wind.

After a deep sleep, still not recovered
 from the lingering effect of wine,
I inquired of the one rolling up the screen;
But the answer came: "The cherry-apple blossoms
  are still the same."

"Oh, don't you know, don't you know?
The red must be getting thin,
  while the green is becoming plump."

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XX XXXXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 375
Words 72
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 5, 3

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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