Poems by Bai Juyi
Rain at Night
... then pauses; the dying lamp gutters ...
Regret for Peony Flowers
... Once morning's winds have blown, they surely won't survive, ...
Golden Bells
... Then I shall have the trouble of getting her married ...
Planting a Lichi Tree
... Is as precious as the pearl ...
Lazy Man's Song
... I should like to read them, but they're such a bother to open ...
Night on the West River
... Cold comfort In the wine I drink alone ...
A Lament for my Son Tsui
... Precede me To that strange and far-off land ...
Song of Unending Sorrow.
... … At the cleft of the Dagger-Tower Trail they crisscrossed through a cloud-line ...
Remembering Golden Bells
... At last, by thinking of the time before she was born, ...
Drunk Again
... Last year What this year's spring would bring ...
The Grain Tribute
... I am inwardly ashamed that my talents were not sufficient ...
Lute
... There's a breeze over the strings ...
The Philosopher [Lao Tzu]
... If we are to believe that Lao Ttzu ...
Song of Sunset on the River
... A strip of water's spread in the setting sun, ...
Peach Blossom at Dalin Temple
... But the mountain temple's peach blossom has just begun to bloom ...
