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THE HAT GIVEN TO THE POET BY LI-CHIEN by PO CHU-YI

First Line: LONG AGO A WHITE-HAIRED GENTLEMAN
Last Line: AND THE TREES ON YOUR TOMB ARE SWAYED BY THE AUTUMN WIND.
Subject(s): CHINA - TANG DYNASTY (618-905); HATS; WINTER;
LONG ago a white-haired gentleman
You made the present of a black gauze hat.
The gauze hat still sits on my head;
But you already are gone to the Nether Springs.
The thing is old, but still fit to wear;
The man is gone and will never be seen again.
Out on the hill the moon is shining to-night
And the trees on your tomb are swayed by the autumn wind.



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