Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVITING GUESTS, by CH'ENG-KUNG SUI First Line: I sent out invitations Last Line: By discharge of emotion! Subject(s): China - Middle Ages (600 B.c.- 618 A.d.); Guests; Visiting | ||||||||
I SENT out invitations To summon guests. I collected together All my friends. Loud talk And simple feasting: Discussion of philosophy, Investigation of subtleties. Tongues loosened And minds at one. Hearts refreshed By discharge of emotion! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON HELSINKI, 1940 by ANSELM HOLLO THE LOW BLACK SQUARE by ANSELM HOLLO AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER POET AND PERSON by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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