Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FRIEND EXPECTED, by MENG HAO-JAN Poet's Biography First Line: Over the chain of giant peaks Last Line: Through the fragrant, dew-lit ways. Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): Nature | ||||||||
Over the chain of giant peaks The great red sun goes down, And in the stealthy floods of night The distant valleys drown. Yon moon that cleaves the gloomy pines Has freshness in her train; Low wind, faint stream, and waterfall Haunt me with their refrain. The tired woodman seeks his cot That twinkles up the hill; And sleep has touched the wanderers That sang the twilight still. To-night -- ah! beauty of to-night I need my friend to praise, So take the lute to lure him on Through the fragrant, dew-lit ways. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB BREADTH. CIRCLE. DESERT. MONARCH. MONTH. WISDOM by JOHN HOLLANDER VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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