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TO THE SHADE OF PO CHU-I by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: THE WORK IS HEAVY. I SEE
Last Line: SAVE OF DEATH THE BRIGHT DANCER?
Subject(s): PO CHU-YI (772-846);
The work is heavy. I see
bare branches laden with snow.
I try to comfort myself
with thought of your old age.
A girl passes, in a red tam,
the coat above her quick ankles
snow smeared from running and falling -
Of what shall I think now
save of death the bright dancer?



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