The Dai horse neighs against the bleak wind of Etsu, The birds of Etsu have no love for En, in the north, Emotion is born out of habit. Yesterday we went out of the Wild-Goose gate, To-day from the Dragon-Pen. Surprised. Desert turmoil. Sea sun. Flying snow bewilders the barbarian heaven. Lice swarm like ants over our accoutrements. Mind and spirit drive on the feathery banners. Hard fight gets no reward. Loyalty is hard to explain. Who will be sorry for General Rishogu, the swift moving, Whose white head is lost for this province? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 105 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI MY FAMILIAR by JOHN GODFREY SAXE THE FEILIRE OF ADAMNAN by ADAMNAN WHITE SNOW by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE CAPTAIN BING by LYMAN FRANK BAUM TO CHILDREN: 2. BRAGGARTS by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |