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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OLD POEM: 8, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: In the courtyard there grows a strange tree
Last Line: But it may remind him of the time that has past since he left
Subject(s): China - Early Period (to 200 B.c.)
First Line: In the courtyard there grows a strange tree
Last Line: But it may remind him of the time that has past since he left
Subject(s): China - Early Period (to 200 B.c.)
IN the courtyard there grows a strange tree,
Its green leaves ooze with a fragrant moisture.
Holding the branch I cut a flower from the tree,
Meaning to send it away to the person I love.
Its sweet smell fills my sleeves and lap.
The road is long, how shall I get it there?
Such a thing is not fine enough to send:
But it may remind him of the time that has past since he left.
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