Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STONE FISH LAKE, by YUAN CHIEH First Line: I loved you dearly, stone fish lake Last Line: For ever and ever staring at the stone fish. Alternate Author Name(s): Tz'u-shan Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Nature | ||||||||
I LOVED you dearly, Stone Fish Lake, With your rock-island shaped like a swimming fish! On the fish's back is the Wine-cup Hollow And round the fish, -- the flowing waters of the Lake. The boys on the shore sent little wooden ships, Each made to carry a single cup of wine. The island-drinkers emptied the liquor-boats And set their sails and sent them back for more. On the shores of the Lake were jutting slabs of rock And under the rocks there flowed an icy stream. Heated with wine to rinse our mouths and hands In those cold waters was a joy beyond compare! Of gold and jewels I have not any need; For Caps and Coaches I do not care at all. But I wish I could sit on the rocky banks of the Lake For ever and ever staring at the Stone Fish. | 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 UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN |
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