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Subject: CHINA - SONG DYNASTY (960-1278) Matches Found: 425 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ABOARD A BOAT ON A MOONLIT NIGHT, by TAI FU-KU Poem Source First Line: Moonlight fills the boat and floods an empty sky Last Line: Dew drips from paulownias on broken arch bridge Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ACCOUNT OF A VISIT TO LU MOUNTAIN, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Straw sandals, cane of green bamboo Last Line: My lu mountain poems are summed up in this Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Mountains ACCOUNT OF THE PAVILION FOR SETTING THE CRANES FREE: SONG, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The cranes go off in flight Last Line: In the western hills you cannot linger longer Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Cranes (birds) ANCHORED AT GUAZHOU, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Jinkow and guazhou %the distance Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ANCHORED NEAR DUTOU ON HUAI RIVER AT SUNSET, by SU SHUNQIN Poem Source First Line: Spring clouds adrift Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ANCHORED OVERNIGHT AT MAPLE BRIDGE, by CHANG CHI+(2) Poem Source First Line: Crows caw the moon sets frost fills the sky Last Line: The sound of the midnight bell reaches a traveler's boat Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ANCHORED OVERNIGHT ON THE CHINHUAI, by TU MU Poem Source First Line: Vapor shrouds the icy water moonlight shrouds the sand Last Line: Across the moat girls still sing 'rear palace flowers' Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) APRIL IN THE COUNTRY, by WONG JUAN Poem Source First Line: All the hills and plains Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ASKING FOR A CAT, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: Since autumn the rodents have taken Last Line: I purchased a fish strung on a willow twig %to beseech you for a kitty Subject(s): Animals; Cats; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) AT A PARTY GIVEN BY FAN ZHONG-YAN THE GUESTS SPOKE OF EATING BLOWFISH, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: Spring isles grow with shoots of reeds Last Line: I really think that saying is fair Subject(s): Blowfish; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) AT AN IMPERIAL BANQUET IN PENGLAI HALL OFFERING PRAISE FOR THE ...., by TU SHEN-YEN Poem Source First Line: The northern dipper hangs beside the wall Last Line: Long may you keep the ways of yao alive Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AT CHINGTZU TEMPLE SEEING OFF LIN TZU-FANG AT DAWN, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: Finally west lake in the month of july Last Line: And their sunlit flowers are a different kind of red Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AT MISTER TS'UI'S VILLA IN LANTIEN ON THE NINTH, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: An old man mourning fall I try to console myself Last Line: Let's find some prickly ash after we get drunk Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ATTENDING A BANQUET AT PRINCESS CH'ANG-NING'S EASTERN ESTATE, by LI CHIAO Poem Source First Line: Her country estate overlooks a blue domain Last Line: Their philanthropic majesties postpone their departure Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ATTENDING A BANQUET AT THE NEW RESIDENCE OF PRINCESS AN-LO, by SHEN CH'UAN-CH'I Poem Source First Line: Her royal highness loves immortals and gods Last Line: She toasts his long life with 'joy pervades heaven' Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ATTENDING A BANQUET ON THE GREAT BEGINNING, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Pale moon and scattered stars encircle chienchang court Last Line: An offering of red clouds for the sage on high Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUGUST 17, SLEEPING IN DAYTIME, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: In this world's red dust, wearing hat of straw Last Line: Rolling the waves on the river Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) AUTUMN AT THE GATE, by LIU HAN Poem Source First Line: The quacking is gone the jade screen is empty Last Line: Paulownia leaves cover the steps in the moonlight Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN DAY, by KENG WEI Poem Source First Line: The day's late light fills a village lane Last Line: Millet sways in autumn wind Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN DAY ON THE LAKE, by HSUEH YING Poem Source First Line: Sailing on the great lake at sunset Last Line: Who can tell me why they flow east Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN EVENING, by TU MU Poem Source First Line: Silver lantern autumn light chills her painted screen Last Line: Lying down she gazes at the weaving maid and herdboy stars Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN INSPIRATION: 1, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Jade dew wounds a forest of maples Last Line: In paiti at dusk the mallets beat faster Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN INSPIRATION: 2, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A hillside town of a thousand homes rests in morning light Last Line: In wuling their robes are light and their horses well-fed Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN INSPIRATION: 3, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Penglai hall looks south toward the mountains Last Line: I often return to court below the painted gates Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN INSPIRATION: 4, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Kunming lake was the jewel of the han Last Line: Rivers and marshes are a fisherman's world Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN LONGING IN CH'ANG-AN, by CHAO KU Poem Source First Line: Desolate cloud shapes brush past the dawn Last Line: A prisoner from ch'u I wear a strange hat Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN MOON, by CHU HSI Poem Source First Line: A pure stream flows past a jade green peak Last Line: White clouds and yellow leaves appear without end Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AUTUMN THOUGHTS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Like oxen on fire we're driven by desire Last Line: Where can I find yuan-lung's old tower Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) AWAY FROM HOME AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, by SSU-MA KUANG Poem Source First Line: In may when it's mild and the rain finally stops Last Line: Everywhere sunflowers lean toward the sun Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) BALLAD OF CHANGKAN, by TS'UI HAO Poem Source First Line: Where are you from good sir Last Line: Perhaps we're from the same place Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) BAMBOO RETREAT, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: Sitting alone amid dense bamboo Last Line: Until the bright moon looks down Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) BEGONIA, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The east wind gently spreads her celestial glow Last Line: I light a tall candle to view her crimson face Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) BLACK ROBE LANE, by LIU YU-HSI Poem Source First Line: Wildflowers bloom by red bird bridge Last Line: They now frequent homes of ordinary people Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) BOATING ON WEST LAKE: TO ZHANG SHAN, ACDEMICIAN & FISCAL COMMISSIONER, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Light on the waves, colors of willows Last Line: There were mansions and terraces high and low %in the light of the evening sun Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): Boats; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BODDHISATTVA BARBARIAN, by LI YU+(1) Poem Source First Line: The flowers are bright, the moon is dark Last Line: Let's grab all the pleasure we can Subject(s): Carpe Diem; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BODDHISATTVA BARBARIAN, by WEI ZHUANG Poem Source First Line: Everyone says that the southland's fine Last Line: I vow not to go home till my hair is white Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BODDHISATTVA BARBARIAN, by WEN T'ING-YUN Poem Source First Line: Inside a curtain of crystal Last Line: And the jade hairpin: wind on her head Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BOWING TO THE NEW MOON, by GENG WEI Poem Source First Line: Opening drapes, she sees the new moon Last Line: On her skirt's sash the north wind blows Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Moon BOWING TO THE NEW MOON, by LI DUAN Poem Source First Line: Opening drapes, she sees the new moon Last Line: On her skirt's sash the north wind blows Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Moon BOWING TO THE NEW MOON, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: My traveling man's off in another land Last Line: And swear never to betray him Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BREAKING THROUGH THE RANKS, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: That time of year when swallows are set to go Last Line: These feelings, in thousands, one after another Subject(s): Carpe Diem; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BRIEF POEM ON PLUM BLOSSOMS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BURNING THE FIELDS IN SPRING, by WANG YU-CH'ENG Poem Source First Line: We plant those slopes Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BUTTERFLIES LOVE FLOWERS, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Deep, so deep within the yard Last Line: A tumult of red flies away %past the swing Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) BUTTERFLIES LOVE FLOWERS, by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: I was drunk as I left the western hall Last Line: And wastes in tears on my behalf %in night's cold Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) CALLING ON CENSOR YUAN WITHOUT SUCCESS, by MENG HAO-JAN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: In loyang I tried to visit you sir Last Line: But how could spring compare Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CASUAL POEM ON A SPRING DAY, by CH'ENG HAO Poem Source First Line: The clouds are thin the wind is light the sun is nearly overhead Last Line: They think I'm wasting time or acting like a child Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHARMS OF NIAN-NU, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Eastward goes the great river Last Line: And I pour my winecup as offering %in the river's moonbeams Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Sea Battles CHIANGNAN SPRING, by TU MU Poem Source First Line: A thousand miles of oriole songs and red among the green Last Line: And how many pagodas in the land of mist and rain Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHILD CRYING FOR FOOD, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: Warm and well fed, could I fail to know Last Line: Is exactly the time when the millet %is almost fully cooked Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Hunger CHILD PLAYING WITH ICE, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: From the metal bowl a child Last Line: Shattering on the ground Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Ice CHINA'S BRAVEST GIRL; THE LEGEND OF HUA MU LAN, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: The emperor called for the pipa player Last Line: Is loved by the chinese people %and retold each generation Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Hua, Mu-lan (legendary Character); Legends, Chinese CHINGMING, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: Peach and plum trees smile on chingming day Last Line: Both share the same bramble-covered hills Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHINGMING, by WANG YU-CH'ENG Poem Source First Line: Celbrating chingming without flowers or wine Last Line: For my lamp by the window to read before dawn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHINGPING ODE, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Her cloudlike clothing and flowerlike face Last Line: It must be alabaster terrace in the moonlight Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHIUPU RIVER SONG, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: My white hair extends three miles Last Line: Where autumn frost comes from Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHUCHOU'S WEST STREAM, by WEI YING-WU Poem Source First Line: I love unnoticed plants that grow beside a stream Last Line: I pull myself across on an unmanned country ferry Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CHUNGNAN MOUNTAINS, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: Taiyi isn't far from the heart of heaven Last Line: I yell to a woodcutter across the stream Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLEAR AND EVEN MUSIC, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: A harness goes flying beside the willows Last Line: At the sound of a child crying in front of her gate Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN, by LI SHE Poem Source First Line: All day I feel lost as if drunk or in a dream Last Line: And spend another afternoon beyond this floating life Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLIMBING BAO-GONG PAGODA, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: My tired servant and worn-out horse Last Line: This holy man forgets the self, %while I myself forget words Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) CLIMBING HSIEH T'IAO'S NORTH TOWER IN HSUANCHENG IN AUTUMN, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: This river town looks like a painting Last Line: Of facing the wind and remembering hsieh t'iao Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLIMBING TO CANOPY PAVILION ON A SUMMER DAY, by TS'AI CH'UEH Poem Source First Line: A paper screen a stone pillow a square bamboo bed Last Line: At the sound of a fisherman's flute on the waves Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLIMBING WHITE STORK TOWER, by WANG CHIH-HUAN Poem Source First Line: The midday sun slips behind mountains Last Line: I climb one more story Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLIMBING YENCHOU TOWER, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Visiting my father in east district Last Line: But this time my heart trembled Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CLIMBING YUEHYANG TOWER, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I heard long ago about tungting lake Last Line: My tears fall on the railing Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) COLD FOOD, by CHAO TING Poem Source First Line: Over the most remote poorest village gate Last Line: And try to ignore the evening flute I hear on the city wall Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) COLD FOOD, by HAN HUNG Poem Source First Line: The city in spring isn't safe from flying petals Last Line: Smoke curls faintly inside the great estates Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) COLD SPRING PAVILION, by LIN CHEN Poem Source First Line: A stream of pure water can soothe a poet's soul Last Line: Looking back it's changed since the mountains Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) COMMISERATING WITH GENTLEMAN-IN-WAITING WANG ON TUNGTING LAKE, by CHANG WEI Poem Source First Line: Through tungting lake in the middle of fall Last Line: But when will we join them again Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) COMPANION PIECE TO CHEN XIANG'S 'PEONIES ON A WINTER DAY': 1, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A single bloom of beguiling red Last Line: And will not allow these idle flowers %even the briefest respite Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Peonies COMPANION PIECE TO LIU CHANG'S 'CLEAR HEART PAPER', by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Have you not seen how those truly rare talents Last Line: How do we know that in times to come, %such writers won't show up again? Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) COMPANION PIECE TO SU CHE'S 'THOUGHTS OF FORMER TIMES AT MIAN-CHI', by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Human life no matter where Last Line: And my limping donkey brayed Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Poetry And Poets COMPANION PIECE TO XIE JING-CHU'S 'SPENDING THE NIGHT...', by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: Blue burned the lamp flame, the man was asleep Last Line: That was really a childish idea Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Insomnia CONCUBINE'S LAMENT, by HUANG-FU JAN Poem Source First Line: A flowering branch grows from chienchang palace Last Line: Exactly how long are their eyebrows Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) CRESCENT MOON, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: When the crescent moon comes shining Last Line: On the ancient plain there's rustling %and there is no wind Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Moon CROSSING THE SEA, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Orion lies flat, the dipper bends down Last Line: This present trip's utter wonder %crowns my entire life Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) CROSSING THE YANGTZE, by TING HSIEN-CHIH Poem Source First Line: My oars of cassia I gaze from midstream Last Line: The brittle sounds of another autumn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) DELAYED ON THE SZECHUAN ROAD, by CHANG YUEH Poem Source First Line: A traveler races the sun and moon Last Line: It reaches loyang before me Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) DESCRIPTION OF WALKING IN THE MEADOWS ON COLD FOOD FESTIVAL, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: A wilderness inn by a dock with weeping willows Last Line: I'm sure because last year's harvest was rich Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) DOWN AND OUT DRUNK; WRITTEN ON LEAVING JING-KOU, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The clouds were thin, the moon was faint Last Line: But I am always setting off %to go farther on southeast Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Exiles DRAWING WATER FROM THE WELL AND MAKING TEA, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I get up sick, done looking at my books Last Line: And I can't bear to step on sparse shadows of plums Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Wells DREAM OF THE SOUTHLAND, by HUANG-FU SONG Poem Source First Line: Oil, scented with orchid, burns down in the lamp Last Line: By the way station Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) DRINKING AT NIGHT IN YUCHOU, by CHANG YUEH Poem Source First Line: A cold wind fills the night with rain Last Line: How could I know the extent of grace Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) DRINKING ON THE LAKE AS IT CLEARS THEN RAINS, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The shimmering waves are translucent when it clears Last Line: Equally lovely in powder or paint Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) DRINKING WINE ON GRAVE SWEEPING DAY, by KAO CHU Poem Source First Line: Hillsides north and south are overrun with graves Last Line: No drop has ever reached the ninefold springs below Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) DRUNKEN LORD, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: The hound is barking at the gate Last Line: It's still better than sleeping alone Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Homecoming DRUNKEN LORD, by XUE ZHAO-YUN Poem Source First Line: Languidly binding her dark strands of hair Last Line: And asks me all sorts of silly things Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) DRUNKEN LORD, by YIN E Poem Source First Line: Evening mist veils the mossy pavements Last Line: Fresh upon his clothes Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) DURING A BIG RAINSTORM ON THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Resting quietly in bed in a lonesome village Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) DURING AN INTERCALARY AUGUST AFTER THE 'ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN' IT WAS HOT, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: When I made it to the top of the wall Last Line: For the longest time one leaf alone %did not stop Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Zen Buddhism EARLY AUTUMN, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Before the fiery clouds have quenched their fearsome peaks Last Line: But late at night I scratch my head and sigh at my thin hair Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) EARLY IN THE DAWN AFTER AN AUTUMN NIGHT I WALKED, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) EARLY SPRING, by PAI YU-CH'AN Poem Source First Line: As soon as a southern branch unveils its first buds Last Line: Darker on the water lighter on the sand Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) EARLY SPRING EAST OF TOWN, by YANG CHU-YUAN Poem Source First Line: The best time for a poet is when spring is new Last Line: The whole town [or, everyone] will be out gawking at flowers Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Flowers; Gardens And Gardening; Poetry And Poets; Spring EAST SLOPE, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Rains have bathed the eastern shore Last Line: Of my staff as it drags along Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) EIGHT POEMS ON EASTERN SLOPE: 1, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: An abandoned fort for which no one cared Last Line: But of a bucket of water I am assured Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Farm Life ENCOUNTERING RAIN AT CHANGPA RESERVOIR ONE EVENING WHILE ENJOYING..., by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Sunset is just right for boating Last Line: Surely the rain will bring poems Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ENCOUNTERING RAIN AT CHANGPA RESERVOIR ONE EVENING WHILE ENJOYING..., by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Rain drenches the mats Last Line: On a fall day in may at the lake Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) END OF SPRING, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A thatched cottage of several rooms Last Line: And I almost forgot where I am Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Spring EVENTS OF LATE SPRING, by YEH TS'AI Poem Source First Line: House swallows swoop in pairs above my desk Last Line: I wonder how long spring has been over Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) EXPRESSING WHAT WAS ON MY MIND, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: I was drunk and craved some pleasure and fun Last Line: I shoved the pine and said to it, 'scram' Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FALLING FLOWERS, by CHU SHU-CHEN Poem Source First Line: Whenever interwined branches bloom Last Line: They wouldn't end up scattered across the moss Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FARM FAMILY, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: Weeding fields at sunup twisting hemp at night Last Line: Learn to plant melons in the shade of mulberry trees Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FEELING SAD FOR THE FARMERS, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: The rice field looks like a rack of clouds Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FESTIVAL DAY, by WANG CHIA Poem Source First Line: The fields below gooselake mountain are ready Last Line: Families all help their drunken men home Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FISHERMAN ON THE RIVER, by FAN ZHONGAN Poem Source First Line: People by the river Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FISHERMAN'S LYRICS, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Behind the embroidered curtains Last Line: It's obvious you have betrayed me Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Unfaithfulness FLOWER GARLAND SONG, by SHAO YUNG Poem Source First Line: The flowers on my head shine in my cap Last Line: How can I face them and not go home drunk Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FLOWER SHADOWS, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Layer upon layer on the alabaster terrace Last Line: The full moon brings them back again Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOLLOWING THE RHYMES OF HUANG DA-LIN'S 'SENT TO SU CHE', by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: Half a lifetime's fellows and friends Last Line: With days and months hastening %a forehead filled with snow Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FOR CENSOR CHENG ON BEING BANISHED TO FUKIEN, by KAO SHIH Poem Source First Line: Go into exile but bear no grudge Last Line: Go but watch out for the wind and waves Alternate Author Name(s): Ta-fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOR GENTLEMAN-IN-ATTENDANCE KAO, by KAO CH'AN Poem Source First Line: The green peach of heaven thrives in the dew Last Line: Does't blame the east wind for not blooming sooner Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOR HERMIT CHU, MY NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Mister chin village with his blackhorned bandanna Last Line: He sees me to his gate when the moon is new Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOR LIU CHING-WEN, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Lotuses are gone and their rainproof umbrellas Last Line: Is when oranges are yellow and tangerines are green Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOR MY NEPHEW, HSIANG, ON MY DEMOTION AND ARRIVAL AT LANKUAN PASS, by HAN YU Poem Source First Line: I submitted a memorial to the palace at dawn Last Line: No doubt to collect my bones from some infested river Alternate Author Name(s): T'su-chih Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) FOR MY SONS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Dying now, I know full well Last Line: Forget not in our family rites %to let this old man know Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Civil Wars; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death FOR PLAY, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: Wild chrysanthemums and moss Last Line: And purchase him no fields Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FRAGRANCE FILLS THE YARD, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Hollow glories won on a snail's horn Last Line: And a song: 'fragrance fills the yard' Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FRAGRANCE FROM SOMEWHERE UNSEEN, by JIANG KUI Poem Source First Line: The moon's hue of days gobe by Last Line: Never again to be seen Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Plums; Smells FREE-SPIRITED FISHERMAN, by LI CH'ING-CHAO Poem Source First Line: Billowing clouds touch sky and reach Last Line: Let it blow this tiny boat away %to the three immortal isles Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) FROST AND THE MOON, by LI SHANG-YIN Poem Source First Line: By the time I hear geese the cicadas are gone Last Line: In the frost and moonlight they contest each other's charms Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) GALLANT, by CHOU PANG-YEN Poem Source First Line: A new green in the tiny pond Last Line: From letting us meet just a little while! Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) GAZING ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE, by WANG CHI Poem Source First Line: Watching dusk fade at tungkao Last Line: I sing about gathering ferns Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kung; Wang Ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) GAZING AT THE VALLEY OF CH'IN, by LI CH'I Poem Source First Line: Gazing at the valley of ch'in at dawn Last Line: The frost and dew are so thick Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) GAZING IN THE EVENING NORTH OF MY COTTAGE, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Red trees and green forests Last Line: And fall in ten thousand valleys Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) GETTING SOMETHING OFF MY MIND, by DU MU Poem Source First Line: Footloose and lost on the rivers and lakes Last Line: I had won only fame for careless love %in its blue mansions Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Yang-zhou (city), China GETTING UP AT NIGHT IN A BOAT, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: It was the rustling of a faint breeze Last Line: Again shouting each to the other Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Happiness GIVEN THE WORD FOREST BY HIS MAJESTY AT THE LICHENG PALACE LIBRARY.., by CHANG YUEH Poem Source First Line: In the east wing's halls of maps and texts Last Line: Exhaust our hearts for the one who knows them Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) GOING TO THE PALACE LIBRARY EARLY IN THE MORNING, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: I rushed toward my office, lantern in hand Last Line: Then the golden crow flew up into the sky %and spewed forth a red dragon's scales Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) GRAIN IS RIPE, by KONG PING-ZHONG Poem Source First Line: The millet smells sweet in the west wind Last Line: It rests in the setting sun Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Harvest GRAVE SWEEPING DAY, by TU MU Poem Source First Line: On grave sweeping day the rain pours down Last Line: A herdboy points off to apricot blossom village Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) HALL OF DRUNKEN INK, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: All worry and woe in life begins Last Line: And use it to stuff a quilt Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): Calligraphy; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) HANGING BRANCH SONG, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Late at night my lover comes home Last Line: Beats lying in bed alone Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Solitude HEARING A FLUTE, by CHAO KU Poem Source First Line: Whose flute is that in the painted tower Last Line: And the notes continue to float in the air Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) HENGTANG, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: Spring comes once more Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) HERDBOY, by LU TUNG PIN Poem Source First Line: Across the countryside grass spreads for miles Last Line: And lie in the moonlight still wearing my raincoat Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) HOW PLUM FLOWERS EMBARRASS A GARDEN, by LIN PU Poem Source First Line: When everything has faded they alone shine forth Last Line: I don't need a sounding board or winecup Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IMMORTAL BY THE RIVER, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Beyond the willows soft thunder Last Line: And beside them, a fallen hairpin Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) IMMORTAL BY THE RIVER, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I was drinking that night on eastern slope Last Line: On river and lakes lodge the rest of my days Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) IMMORTAL IN HEAVEN, by WEI ZHUANG Poem Source First Line: He comes home late always staggering drunk Last Line: How long does a man's life last? Subject(s): Alcoholics And Alcoholism; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) IMPERIAL ENTOURAGE ON THE ROAD FROM TENGFENG, by SUNG CHIH-WEN Poem Source First Line: A palace of brocade adorns the great peak Last Line: Alas I lack the skill to dazzle heaven Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IMPRESSIONS, by CHU SHU-CHEN Poem Source First Line: Swaying bamboo shadows shade my secluded window Last Line: The enervating days are starting to get longer Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN PRAISE OF HUACHING PALACE, by TU CH'ANG Poem Source First Line: A journey of dozens of stages from the southland ends Last Line: Entering the tall willows it sounds like rain Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN REPLY, by T'AI SHANG YING-CHE Poem Source First Line: Somehow I ended up beneath pines Last Line: Winter ends but who counts the years Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN REPLY TO LI HUAN, by WEI YING-WU Poem Source First Line: I stopped reading the yiching in the woods Last Line: To whom do you most often turn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN REPLY TO LI TAN, by WEI YING-WU Poem Source First Line: We parted last year among flowers Last Line: How many moons have I watched from west tower Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN REPLY TO THE PREFECT OF WULING, by WANG CH'ANG-LING Poem Source First Line: Still clutching my sword after a long journey Last Line: Never forgets such kindness Alternate Author Name(s): Wang Chang-ling Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN REPLY TO TING YUAN-CHEN, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Spring wind I guess doesn't reach this side of heaven Last Line: Why should I care if country plants bloom late Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IN THE MOON LIGHT, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The moonlight white, the yard is bare Last Line: And letting dew soak his clothes Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Self-consciousness IN THE RAIN, SPENDING THE NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY ..., by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: The hard rain rang as it dashed on the window Last Line: My eye was irritated by a dust speck Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Insomnia; Rain INN AT THE ROADSIDE, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: This road leading from town Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) INSPIRED, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The heartbreaking flood of spring is nearly over Last Line: Peach petals float diaphanous in the current Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) INSPIRED, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Willow fuzz lines the path with bolts of white felt Last Line: Ducklings on the shore sleep beside their mother Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) IT LET UP AND THEN RAINED AGAIN, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The light sparkling on the waves Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) JADE TERRACE TEMPLE, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The palatial steps were built by a king Last Line: Often passing the peak to the north Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) JOY AT MIDNIGHT, by LIU YONG Poem Source First Line: A solid mass of cloud Last Line: In the long skies of evening Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) JUST BEFORE THE MID-MARCH FESTIVAL, I HEARD THAT MY FATHER WAS ILL, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: Along the highway at tong-jiang Last Line: For three hundred copper coins %you could buy a single spray Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LAMENT FOR GOLDEN GOURD, JIN-HU, by CAO ZHI Poem Source First Line: Caressed and nursed in swaddling clothes Last Line: But a time will come when I go with you Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death - Children LAMENT OF THE SILKMAID, by HSIEH FANG-TE Poem Source First Line: Until the fourth watch the cuckoo cries Last Line: And her mistress not back from the party Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) LATE SPRING, by HAN YU Poem Source First Line: Every plant and tree knows spring will soon be gone Last Line: They only know how to fill the sky with snow Alternate Author Name(s): T'su-chih Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) LATE SPRING, by TS'AO PIN Poem Source First Line: No one comes out to look at fallen flowers Last Line: I only hear frogs in the grass-filled pond Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) LEAVES OF A THOUSAND LOTUSES, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Tall peak to the south Last Line: Twice dreamt now, %that dream of the southland Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Southern Dynasties LIGHT RAIN IN EARLY SPRING, by HAN YU Poem Source First Line: The streets of heaven glisten from light rain Last Line: When the sight of misty willows fills the royal city Alternate Author Name(s): T'su-chih Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) LIKE A DREAM, by LI CH'ING-CHAO Poem Source First Line: I will always recall that day at dusk Last Line: And I startled to flight a whole shoal of egrets and gulls Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE CAI SANG ZI MELODY, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: Time doesn't care about anything Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE CHAI TOU FENG MELODY, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The last time we met in this garden Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE DIE LIAN HUA MELODY, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE DIE LIAN HUA MELODY, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: Those imposing buildings could be palaces Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE FENG QI WU MELODY, by LIU YONG Poem Source First Line: It is dangerous here Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE MAN JIANG HONG MELODY, by YUE FEI Poem Source First Line: I am so angry my scalp prickles under my hat Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE NIAN NU JIAO MELODY: RECALLING OLD TIMES, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The great river courses to the east Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE PU SA MAN MELODY: WRITTEN ON THE CLIFFS, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: Qing river runs Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE PU SUAN ZI MELODY: ODE TO THE PLUM BLOSSOMS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Beyond the inn Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE QING YU AN MELODY: THE LANTERN FESTIVAL, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: It seemed that the east wind blew the trees Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE QUE XIAN MELODY, by QIN GUAN Poem Source First Line: These transparent clouds so delicate Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE RU MENG LING MELODY, by LI CH'ING-CHAO Poem Source First Line: It hardly rained Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE SHAO NIAN YOU MELODY, by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: What is it that suffers the most? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE SHUI DIAO GE TOU MELODY, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: How many times does a man see the moon Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE TA SHA XING MELODY, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: Flowers begin to fade Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE WAN XI SHA MELODY, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: Sipping a cup of wine Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE YE YOU GONG MELODY: WRITING ABOUT A DREAM, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Many northern reed flutes are played at random Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE YU JIA AO MELODY, by FAN ZHONGAN Poem Source First Line: The frontier is brooding in autumn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE YU LOU CHUN MELODY, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I would have made something up Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE ZHE GU TIAN MELODY: AFTER A GUEST TALKED, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: What fine years they were to remember Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LINES FOR THE ZU MU ZHE MELODY, by FAN ZHONGAN Poem Source First Line: Crystalline clouds and pale blue sky Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LISTENING TO A NEIGHBOR SINGING AT NIGHT, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: I couldn't get to sleep one night Last Line: I was left with glow of the moon in my window Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Singing And Singers LONE HAWK OVER THE BUDDHA TOWER OF THE MONASTERY OF UNIVERSAL PURITY, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: From my newly rented lodgings Last Line: I now recall this and make it a poem %beside this autumn river Subject(s): Birds; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Hawks LONELY CLOUD, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I've lived on this very mountain Last Line: So calm the whole day long Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Clouds; Serenity LOOKING AT JUN MOUNTAIN WHILE CLIMBING YUEYANG PAVILION, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: I have known so many dangers in this exile Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) LOOKING FOR A RECLUSE WITHOUT SUCCESS, by CHIA TAO Poem Source First Line: Below the pines I ask the boy Last Line: But the clouds are too thick to know where Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) LOOKING OUT IN THE EVENING FROM EAST OF SIZHOU CITY, by QIN GUAN Poem Source First Line: The lonely city is far away Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) MAGPIE STEPS ON THE BRANCH, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: I can't stand that 'lucky' magpie Last Line: Off into the blue clouds Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Magpies MARCH 5, 1180. IN EARLY MORNING CROSSING THE GREAT MARSH FERRY: 1, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: The river and hills beyond the fog Last Line: Printed by my straw sandals %is the very first mark Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Ferry Boats MEDITATION HALL BEHIND POSHAN TEMPLE, by CH'ANG CHIEN Poem Source First Line: I entered an ancient temple at dawn Last Line: All I heard was a bell Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MEDITATION ON THE PAST AT JIN-LING III, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: The lay of the land bends eastward here Last Line: Who again will weep on his sash %and pour out a cup in libation? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Graves MEETING A GENTLE RAIN ON THE SWORD-GATE PASS ROAD, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The dust of travel on my clothes Last Line: I enter sword-gate pass Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Self-consciousness MID-AUTUMN, by LI P'U Poem Source First Line: A bright spirit in the sky a jeweled mirror rising Last Line: The next time the silver river is clear Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MID-AUTUMN MOON, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: As evening clouds withdraw a clear cool air floods in Last Line: Where will we see this moon next year Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MISCELLANEOUS POEM AT CHINCHOU, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The fighting goes on in fenglin Last Line: When will they build him an altar Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MISTER SU'S COUNTRY RETREAT, by TSU YUNG Poem Source First Line: Your country retreat is such a quiet place Last Line: I sit and listen to the birds of spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MOON OVER WEST RIVER; ON LEVEL MOUNTAIN HALL, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Thrice I've passed by level mountain hall Last Line: They were already a dream Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Yang-zhou (city), China MORNING COURT AT TAMING PALACE, by CHIA CHIH Poem Source First Line: Silver lanterns light the sky along the imperial streets Last Line: And daily stained with ink in the service of our lord Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MOUNTAIN FLOWER, by HE NING Poem Source First Line: Cold notes from silver-inlay pipes Last Line: She swats her true love Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) MOUNTAIN PAVILION ON A SUMMER DAY, by KAO P'IEN Poem Source First Line: The shade from trees is dense and summer days are long Last Line: A trellis of roses fills the courtyard with perfume Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MOUNTAIN WIDOW, by TU HSUN-HO Poem Source First Line: My husband died in battle my home is now a hut Last Line: There's nowhere to go to escape corvee Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) MY BROTHER WANG CHUN-FU BRINGS OUT A PAINTING BY THE MONK HUI-CHONG, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Painters there are in droves Last Line: As they stressed the point that painters today %could not equal those of old Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Paintings And Painters NEW BAMBOO AT EAST LAKE, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I planted thorns and built a fence to keep them safe Last Line: And take my mat and pillow when I go Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) NEW YEAR'S DAY, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Firecracker sounds chase the year away Last Line: New peach prints are pasted over last year's charms Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) NIGHT-CLOSING FLOWERS, by WU WEN-YING Poem Source First Line: Where willows darken the river bridge Last Line: Plants blooming here in the setting sun? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) NORTH AMERICAN, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: North mountain sends down green flooding the embankment Last Line: Searching for sweet-smelling plants I return home late Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) NOTE AFTER NOTE, by LI CH'ING-CHAO Poem Source First Line: Searching and searching, seeking and seeking Last Line: How can that one word 'sorrow' grasp it? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Language OCCASIONAL POEM ON AN AUTUMN DAY, by CH'ENG HAO Poem Source First Line: When I'm at peace I let everything go Last Line: The person who reaches this is truly noble Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) OCCASIONAL POEM ON THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING, by CHANG SHIH Poem Source First Line: The light is back the year is past ice and frost are rare Last Line: The east wind blowing water ripples green Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) OCEAN MIRAGE AT DENG-ZHOU, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: In the cloudy sea off to the east Last Line: They will join it, change and vanish away %along with the eastern wind Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ODE TO THE AUTUMN WIND, by LIU YU-HSI Poem Source First Line: Where does the autumn wind come from Last Line: It wakes a lone traveler first Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ODE TO THE PAST, by KAO SHIH Poem Source First Line: He made a gift of his robe Last Line: He still saw a common man Alternate Author Name(s): Ta-fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON A PAINTING OF PLAYING FOOTBALL, by CH'AO YUEH-CHIH Poem Source First Line: A thousand doors and windows open in the palace Last Line: No longer are memorials submitted in the morning Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON CLIMBING TSUNGCHIH PAGODA, by TS'EN SHEN Poem Source First Line: I climbed a pagoda that touched the highest heaven Last Line: I would have served the golden immortal Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON DEPUTY PREFECT TU TAKING UP A POST IN SHUCHOU, by WANG PO Poem Source First Line: From walls that guard the realms of ch'in Last Line: Our children drying their tears Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON GEESE TURNING BACK, by CH'IEN CH'I Poem Source First Line: Why do they turn back when they reach the hsiao and hsiang Last Line: Unable to bear such melancholy they all fly away Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON LANTERN FESTIVAL AT IMPERIAL REQUEST, by TS'AI HSIANG Poem Source First Line: A forest of jeweled candles forms a thousand peaks Last Line: For more than forty years his benevolence has grown Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON LANTERN FESTIVAL AT IMPERIAL REQUEST, by WANG KUEI Poem Source First Line: It isn't snow but moonlight on the terrace of immortals Last Line: May our lord lift up his rosy cup once more Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON MARCH 26, 1048, I HAD A DREAM, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: Since the time that I remarried Last Line: Out of nowhere snow beat on my window, %borne along, as well, by a furious wind Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Dreams ON MEETING A CHIVALROUS MAN, by CH'IEN CH'I Poem Source First Line: Singer of elegies of yen and chao Last Line: The sun is setting on the road ahead Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON MISTER YUAN'S COUNTRY RETREAT, by HO CH'E CH'ANG Poem Source First Line: We've never met good sir Last Line: I have some coins in my purse Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON SEEING A LANDSCAPE PAINTED BY MY COMMISSIONER COUSIN FOR LI KU, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Fangchang surrounded by water Last Line: Where can I go to escape the dust Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON SEEING PRINCESS YUNG-LO LEAVE FOR MANCHURIA, by SUN T'I Poem Source First Line: Orioles and flowers on the border are rare Last Line: Dragon pass finally sees spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON THE CARVED STONE SCREEN OF WU KUI, THE HAN-LIN ACADEMICIAN, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When dawn's rays enter the woods Last Line: But unfortunately I have grown very old %and can't keep you company Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Screens ON THE LAKE, by HSU YUAN-CHIEH Poem Source First Line: Orioles chatter madly in trees of red blossoms Last Line: Boats return at dusk on waves of flutes and drums Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON THE PAINTING OF TIERED BLUFFS AND THE MISTY RIVER, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A sad heart upon the river Last Line: Poems calling me to come home Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Paintings And Painters ON THE PAINTINGS OF BAMBOO BY WEN TONG, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: At the moment wen tong was painting bamboo Last Line: Who now grasps such fusion of spirit? Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Paintings And Painters ON THE PAVILION OF THE DRUNKEN OLD MAN IN CHU-ZHOU, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Forty is not yet old, and I Last Line: Only the breeze that comes from the cliff %will blow me back sober again Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ON THE POMEGRANATE FLOWER, by CHU HSI Poem Source First Line: Pomegranate flowers brighten eyes in june Last Line: Where ruby blossoms lie upon the emerald moss Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON THE SANCHU ROAD, by TSENG CHI Poem Source First Line: Plums are yellow and days are sunny Last Line: The occasional sound of orioles though is new Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON THE THREE PEAKS OF MAGIC STONE MOUNTAIN, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Wondrous peaks welcome my horse Last Line: Into this tiny poem Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ON THE WINTER FESTIVAL I VISITED LONE MOUNTAIN AND TWO MONKS, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The sky looked like snow Last Line: It cannot be grasped again Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ON THINKING OF MY LORD'S GRACE, by LING-HU CH'U Poem Source First Line: The oriole's song is gone from my garden Last Line: Without seeing your kingfisher carriage Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ON YELLOW CRANE TOWER HEARING A FLUTE, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Suddenly an exile on the way to changsha Last Line: Plum blossoms fall in this city in june Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ONE DAY BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE ... I SPENT THE NIGHT IN ZHI-PING TEMPLE, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: The river was broad, the winds were strong Last Line: But tomorrow I won't be able to bear %telling this mood tonight Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) ONE DAY COMING HOME: BALLAD (ON THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE), by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: When we were poor I rushed here and there Last Line: And if we meet in the world below, %will it be you or not? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death; Marriage ORIOLE SHUTTLE, by LIU K'O-CHUANG Poem Source First Line: Through the willows to the treetops so full of feeling Last Line: But it takes so much effort to weave Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) OU-YANG XIU ASKS ME TO WRITE A POEM ON A STONE SCREEN HE OWNS, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Who sent you that stone screen Last Line: Biting back their fury, weep %in secret mansions of the tomb Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Screens OVERLOOKING TUNGTING LAKE-FOR PRIME MINISTER CHANG, by MENG HAO-JAN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: In september the lake is so flat Last Line: To covet their catch is vain Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) OX, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: As the sun comes over the eastern hedge Last Line: And leading a calf, it walks Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): Animals; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Oxen PAINTED ON THE WALL OF MASTER HSUAN-WU'S ROOM, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: What year did tigerhead ku Last Line: Following the actual steps of hui-yuan Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PALACE ODE: 1, by LIN HUNG Poem Source First Line: Above the gilded hall's purple-tiered pavilion Last Line: His chariot of colored clouds drawn by dragon steeds Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PALACE ODE: 2, by LIN HUNG Poem Source First Line: At court the royal robes reflect the sun and moon Last Line: Line the cinnabar steps before the sun goes down Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PARTING FROM A FRIEND ON A NIGHT IN SPRING, by CH'EN TZU-ANG Poem Source First Line: As black smoke coils from silver candles Last Line: What year will it lead back again Alternate Author Name(s): Po-yu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PARTRIDGE WEATHER, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: My home is set in blue-gray mists Last Line: He lets his heroes age away %with utter unconcern Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PARTRIDGE WEATHER (1), by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: With such feeling your brightly colored sleeves Last Line: That this meeting too is a dream Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PARTRIDGE WEATHER (2), by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: A short lyric while drinking Last Line: And again I strode over willow flowers, %across the xie bridge Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PASSING HSIANGCHI TEMPLE, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: Unaware of hsiangchi temple Last Line: Where zen subdued the serpent Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PASSING THE SHRINE TO THE MASTER OF THE THREE GATES, by TAI SHU-LUN Poem Source First Line: The waters of the yuan and hsiang never cease Last Line: And blows through a grove of maples Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PEACH BLOSSOMS OF CHINGCHUAN HERMITAGE, by HSIEH FANG-TE Poem Source First Line: In peach blossom valley they escaped the ch'in Last Line: Some fisherman I fear might try to find their source Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PEACH BLOSSOMS OF HSUANTU TEMPLE, by LIU YU-HSI Poem Source First Line: Red dust from purple paths swirls before their faces Last Line: And all of them planted since mister liu departed Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PEAR BLOSSOM IN THE EAST WING, by CH'IU WEI Poem Source First Line: Its pristine beauty could fool the snow Last Line: Blow it toward the steps of jade Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PLEASURE IN THE LOVELY WOMAN, by LI YU+(1) Poem Source First Line: Flowers in spring, moonlight in fall Last Line: Flowing off to the east Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PLEASURES OF MEETING, by LI YU+(1) Poem Source First Line: Without a word I climbed to the western tower Last Line: It has a flavor all its own %in the human heart Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PLUM, by WANG CHIH Poem Source First Line: Immune from the slightest contaminating dust Last Line: Poets ever since haven't stopped talking Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) PLUM BLOSSOMS, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: A lonesome corner %just a few Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PLUM BLOSSOMS III, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: They tell me that the plums Last Line: One old man set free Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Plums POTTER, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) PRESENTED TO SOMEONE ON PARTING, by DU MU Poem Source First Line: She is graceful, lithe, and winsome Last Line: And none could compare with you Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Farewell; Yang-zhou (city), China PRIVATE THOUGHTS, by YEN SHU Poem Source First Line: Her lacquered carriage no longer arrives Last Line: But everywhere rivers and mountains are endless Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) QUATRAIN, by CHIH-NAN Poem Source First Line: I tied up my sampan in the shade of an ancient tree Last Line: And my face wasn't numbed by the willow-catkin wind Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) QUATRAIN, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A pair of golden orioles sings in green willows Last Line: My gate harbors boats from ten thousand miles downriver Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) REACHING SWORD GATE PASS AFTER TOURING THE LAND OF SHU, by HSUAN-TSUNG Poem Source First Line: Our tour complete our carriage returns Last Line: How true is this inscription Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RECORDING MY THOUGHTS WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A shore of thin reeds in light wind Last Line: A solitary gull between heaven and earth Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RED FILLING THE RIVER, by JIANG KUI Poem Source First Line: When the old lady came, the goddess undying Last Line: In the shadows of the blinds? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) REFLECTIONS AT A RIVER TOWER, by CHAO KU Poem Source First Line: Alone on a river tower my thoughts full of sorrow Last Line: The view isn't quite the same as last year Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) REFLECTIONS WHILE READING: 1, by CHU HSI Poem Source First Line: A small square pond an uncovered mirror Last Line: It said spring water keeps flowing in Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) REFLECTIONS WHILE READING: 2, by CHU HSI Poem Source First Line: Last night spring waters rose along the river Last Line: Today in midstream they travel with ease Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) REPLYING TO A POEM BY PRIME MINISTER LU OF CHINLING, by TU SHEN-YEN Poem Source First Line: Only an impotent official Last Line: I think of home and dry my eyes Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RESIGNING AS MINISTER, by LI SHIH-CHIH Poem Source First Line: Yielding my post to the able Last Line: How many will visit today Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RESPONDING TO SECRETARY CHIA CHIH'S MORNING COURT AT TAMING PALACE, by TS'EN SHEN Poem Source First Line: Roosters announce dawn in the capital is cold Last Line: And how hard to match his 'sunny spring' Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RESPONDING TO SECRETARY CHIA CHIH'S MORNING COURT AT TAMING PALACE, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The sound of nightlong dripping speeds the shaft of dawn Last Line: By the pond today I found a phoenix feather Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RESPONDING TO SECRETARY CHIA CHIH'S MORNING COURT AT TAMING PALACE, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: When the crimson-capped crier strikes the dawn clapper Last Line: The sound of jade pendants returns to phoenix pond Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RETIRING AFTER ATTENDING A TEA AT HSUANTE PALACE, by CHOU PI-TA Poem Source First Line: Pagoda trees crowd the path crows flock at dusk Last Line: With a new crescent moon above the myrtle Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RETURNING TO MY RETREAT, by CH'EN T'UAN Poem Source First Line: Through the red dust I tramped for ten years Last Line: To wildflowers and birdsongs and the same old spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) RIVER VILLAGE, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A clear river winds around the village Last Line: What else does this poor body need Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ROADS OF LOYANG, by CH'U KUANG-HSI Poem Source First Line: The roads are as straight as strands of hair Last Line: Ride by in pairs with their bridles ringing Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) ROAMING FREE IN HUAI-NAN, by ZHANG HU Poem Source First Line: For ten miles long avenues Last Line: Have good fields for tombs Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Temples; Yang-zhou (city), China RUIN IN CATHAY: 1. 1217, by J. F. HARRIS Poem Text First Line: No sound of bird now breathes from the hushed walls Last Line: Genghis kha khan has scampered through cathay. Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Genghiz Khan (1162-1227); Jenghiz Khan; Chingis Khan; Chingiz Khan SACRIFICAL PRAYER FOR THE DEAD ON MY OWN BEHALF, by T'AO CH'IEN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The year is 427 Last Line: I wonder how death will be? %alas Alternate Author Name(s): T'ao Yuan-ming; Tao Yuanming; Tao Qian Subject(s): China - Early Period (to 200 B.c.); China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death SAYING GOODBYE ON THE YI RIVER, by LUO BIN-WANG Poem Source First Line: Here where yen tan said goodbye Last Line: But the water is still cold today Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SAYING GOODBYE TO LU CH'IN-CH'ING, by SSU-K'UNG SHU Poem Source First Line: I know we plan to meet again Last Line: Is weaker than a shihyu wind Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SCENT OF LACE, by SHI DA-ZU Poem Source First Line: A deed of chill betrays blossoms Last Line: And talking till deep in the night Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SEAL SCRIPT IN STONE, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: From cold cliff a cascade flies Last Line: To su shun-qin and mei yao-chen Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): Calligraphy; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SEEING OFF A FRIEND, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Dark hills stretch beyond the north rampart Last Line: Our parting horses neigh Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF A FRIEND LEAVING FOR SHU, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: You've heard of the tsantsung road Last Line: You don't need to ask yen tsun Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF CHAO TSUNG AT NIGHT, by YANG CHIUNG Poem Source First Line: Scion of chao jade disk worth cities Last Line: Moonlight fills the waiting river Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF CHU TA LEAVING FOR CH'IN, by MENG HAO-JAN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: For an unemployed gentleman bound for wuling Last Line: A simple piece of my heart Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF EDITOR TS'UI MARCHING EAST, by CH'EN TZU-ANG Poem Source First Line: Golden skies have turned forbidding Last Line: Or seek your fame at unicorn hall Alternate Author Name(s): Po-yu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF SPRING, by WANG FENG-YUAN Poem Source First Line: In april flowers fade and fall and more appear Last Line: Convinced it can still call the east wind back Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF SPRING ON THE LAST DAY OF APRIL, by CHIA TAO Poem Source First Line: When april reaches its thirtieth day Last Line: Until the dawn bell you're still spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF SUPPLY DIRECTOR KUO, by WANG CH'ANG-LING Poem Source First Line: Huai river green brightens my door Last Line: But every night spring waters grow deeper Alternate Author Name(s): Wang Chang-ling Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF TS'UI JUNG, by TU SHEN-YEN Poem Source First Line: Our sovereign sends forth her general Last Line: The autumn wind quell kupei Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SEEING OFF YUAN ER ON A MISSION TO ANHSI, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: Morning rain dampens the dust in weicheng Last Line: West of yang pass there's no one you know Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SERVING IN THE SECRETARIAT, by PO CHU-YI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: At gossamer hall the writing has stopped Last Line: Purple myrtle flowers face a purple myrtle man Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SETTLING WIND AND WAVES, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Pay no heed to those sounds Last Line: On the other, not clear skies Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SEVENTH NIGHT, by YANG P'U Poem Source First Line: I've never understood the herdboy's thoughts Last Line: Unaware the world has enough skills already Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SHENGKUO TEMPLE, by CH'U-MO Poem Source First Line: Leading up from lesser peaks Last Line: Singers and flutes muffle the bell Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SHORT POEM, by L QUBGZHAO Poem Source First Line: When you are living Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SHRINE TO YU THE GREAT, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A shrine to yu on a desolate slope Last Line: He opened up this land of pa Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SICK OX, by LI GANG Poem Source First Line: Opened a thousand furrows Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SITTING ALONE ON CHINGTING MOUNTAIN, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Flocks of birds disappear in the distance Last Line: Only chingting mountain Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SMALL GARDEN, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Misty plants of my small garden Last Line: I took advantage of gentle rain %to go and weed my melons Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Gardens And Gardening SNOW AND THE PLUM: 1, by LU MEI-PO Poem Source First Line: The plum and the snow both claim the spring Last Line: But the snow can't match a wisp of plum perfume Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Fruit; Plums; Poetry And Poets; Spring SNOW AND THE PLUM: 2, by LU MEI-PO Poem Source First Line: The plum without the snow isn't very special Last Line: Together with the plum they complete the spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Plums; Poetry And Poets; Spring SNOWY NIGHT, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: My books lie scattered all around Last Line: The winds that bear the whir %of mighty wings Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Snow SOME TIME AGO ... I SAW A PAINTING OF BUDDHA BY WU DAO-ZI, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Noblemen whose wealth is great Last Line: And let they fly off in smoke Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Paintings And Painters SONG FOR THE RIVER TUNE, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: How long has the moon been up there? Last Line: To share across a thousand miles its lovely graces Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SONG FOR THE WOMAN WHO RAISES SILKWORMS, by XIE FANGDE Poem Source First Line: Cuckoos are already noisy before dawn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SONG OF DRAFT CURSIVE, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: To brew three thousand gallons of beer Last Line: I consigned it all to the great hall %whose walls were nine feet high Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SONGS OF HU-ZHOU: 3, by WANG YUAN-LIANG Poem Source First Line: In the palace halls crowds of officials Last Line: While thousands of horsemen with wild hair ride %in circles before the hall Subject(s): China - Civil Wars; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SORROW, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: Heaven took my wife. Now it Last Line: Not even a shadow in the mirror Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death - Children; Grief SOUTH COUNTRY, by OU-YANG JIONG Poem Source First Line: In his bright-colored skiff he rests his oars Last Line: In the grove of plantain Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SOUTHERN SONG, by LI CH'ING-CHAO Poem Source First Line: Up in heaven the star-river turns Last Line: Are not as they were before Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SPARROWS IN WINTER, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: Hundreds of sparrows Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SPEARS AND SHIELDS, by WANG CHUNG Poem Source First Line: Where can I go when spears and shields are clashing Last Line: And stay completely drunk until peaceful times begin Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPENDING A SUMMER NIGHT WITH MY COUSIN TALKING ABOUT THE PAST, by TOU SHU-HSIANG Poem Source First Line: Magnolia perfume inundates the courtyard Last Line: I hate those blue flags by the bridge Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPENDING THE NIGHT AT AN INN OUTSIDE THE WEST GATE OF JI-ZHOU, by CHAO DUAN-YOU Poem Source First Line: Winter woods in the last sunlight Last Line: Munch on the last of the hay Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SPENDING THE NIGHT AT LUNGHSING TEMPLE, by CH'I-WU CH'IEN Poem Source First Line: I failed to leave the temple by dark Last Line: Everywhere birds carried them off Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPENDING THE NIGHT AT YUNMEN TEMPLE PAVILION, by SUN T'I Poem Source First Line: At incense pavilion below east peak Last Line: I dreamed I was traveling with clouds Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING CLEARING, by WANG CHIA Poem Source First Line: Before the rain there were buds among the flowers Last Line: Apparently spring has moved to the neighbor's Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING COMPLAINT, by CHIN CH'ANG-HSU Poem Source First Line: Chase the orioles away Last Line: And keeps her from reaching liaohsi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING DAWN, by MENG HAO-JAN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Sleeping in spring oblivious of dawn Last Line: I wonder how many petals fell Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING DAY, by CHU HSI Poem Source First Line: Along the ssu river it's a fine day for blossoms Last Line: A thousand pinks and purples and everywhere spring Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING IN THE MANSION OF JADE, by CHOU PANG-YEN Poem Source First Line: At peach creek I did not stay Last Line: The passion, like floss that sticks to the ground %in the aftermath of rain Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) SPRING LAMENT, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: I was hoping joy would overflow this spring Last Line: If not because of cares then illness Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING NIGHT, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A spring night hour is worth a ton of gold Last Line: Swinging in the courtyard far into the night Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRING NIGHT, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: The burner is out of incense the dripping has almost stopped Last Line: The moon casts shadow flowers on the balustrade Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SPRINGTIME IN THE MANSION OF JADE, by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: The east wind did it again, unsentimental Last Line: Will I watch the blossoms all fall away? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) STAYING OVERNIGHT AT THE CHANCELLERY IN SPRING, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Flowers by the palace retire at dusk Last Line: And questions about last night Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) STOPPING AT PEIKU MOUNTAIN, by WANG WAN Poem Source First Line: My route goes past blue peaks Last Line: Tied to a goose bound for loyang Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) STROLLING ALONG A JUNIPER PATH IN THE MORNING, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: The rain stopped and in the groves Last Line: And I also was startled Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) STROLLING OUTSIDE TOWN, by CH'ENG HAO Poem Source First Line: In the sweet green countryside I walk where I want Last Line: Why not go wandering just remember to return Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SUMMER DAY, by CHANG FENG Poem Source First Line: Late summer on the river the sun and wind are mild Last Line: Let me pass this life chopping wood and fishing Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SUNNING ONESELF, by ZHOU MI Poem Source First Line: My back to the light, I wait for woodsmen and herdsmen Last Line: My mind joins together with the void Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Sunbathing SURPRISED BY AUTUMN ON THE FEN, by SU T'ING Poem Source First Line: The north wind blows white clouds Last Line: I can't bear the sounds of autumn Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) SWING, by HUI-HUNG Poem Source First Line: A pair of blue ropes swing from a painted frame Last Line: A banished immortal from toad palace it seems Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TEMPLE OF SHOOTING STARS, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Into jutting clouds terrace and hall Last Line: But I, lacking talent, am put to shame, %having come here so casually Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TEN STANZAS ON THE AUTUMN RAIN: 1, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: I was sick of hearing the rain drip Last Line: Beyond a curtain of pearls %an azure-colored screen Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Rain THINKING OF MY HOME IN CH'ANG-AN WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE ARMY...., by TS'EN SHEN Poem Source First Line: If only I could climb somewhere Last Line: Blooms by a battlefield now Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) THIRTEEN COMPANION PIECES: BRIDGE OVER LAKE, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Its red railings and painted posts Last Line: Crossing over the bridge Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) THOUGHT AS I READ A BOOK, by ZHU XI Poem Source First Line: A pond as big as a courtyard Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) THOUGHTS FROM MEMORIES, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) THOUGHTS ON A QUIET NIGHT, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Before my bed the light is so bright Last Line: Lying back down I think of home Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) THRUSH, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A hundred small whistles Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TO CENSOR TU AT THE CHANCELLERY, by TS'EN SHEN Poem Source First Line: We hurry in pairs up cinnabar steps Last Line: The work of a censor I imagine is rare Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TO CHANG HSU AFTER DRINKING, by KAO SHIH Poem Source First Line: The world is full of fickle people Last Line: With a jug of wine by your bed Alternate Author Name(s): Ta-fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TO HUANG JI-FU, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: I am lodged by the northern sea Last Line: With gibbons wailing across the creek %among miasmal vines Subject(s): Absence; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TO MY SONS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TO SECRETARY CH'IU ON AN AUTUMN NIGHT, by WEI YING-WU Poem Source First Line: Out walking and singing of cooler days Last Line: The recluse I suspect not yet asleep Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TO VICE CENSOR CH'IAO, by CH'EN TZU-ANG Poem Source First Line: The han court glorified clever officials Last Line: What good is an old man's valor Alternate Author Name(s): Po-yu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TONG-CAHO TOWER AT ZHENG-MAI STATION, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: For the rest of my days I would grow old Last Line: Is a hair's breadt line of green mountains, %and that is the heartland Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Exiles TRAVELER'S THOUGHTS ON A SPRING EVENING, by TS'UEI T'U Poem Source First Line: Flowing water and falling petals have no pity Last Line: Why fight over the mists of wuhu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME, by LI PO Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The fine wine of lanling with its turmeric scent Last Line: They'll soon forget about their hometowns Alternate Author Name(s): Rihaku; Li Pai; Li Tai Pe; Li Bo; Li Bai Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TRAVELING BY BOAT TO TAKE UP MY POST AT PI-LING, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: I can't stand the hearing the cries Last Line: The streaks of candle soot Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TRAVELING ON THE YANGTZE, by CH'IEN HSU Poem Source First Line: So close but plagued by wind and rain Last Line: Any six dynasty monks still dwell Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TRAVELING SOUTH OF THE YANGTZE, by TSU YUNG Poem Source First Line: The mountains of ch'u never end Last Line: But who will take them to loyang bridge Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) TREADING THE SLEDGE, by WU WEN-YING Poem Source First Line: Glossy marble swathed in lace Last Line: The evening wind in the kumi leaves %stirs sadness and reproach Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TURNING BACK AFTER SEEING THE FLOWERS, by LIU YONG Poem Source First Line: When I reckon up these hundred years Last Line: Take my hand and we'll go there together Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) TWO COMPANION PIECES FOR LI TIAN-LIN: 1, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: You've got to cut loose to learn poetry Last Line: So tasty! -- what can I liken it to? -- %a frosty crab pickled in dregs of beer Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) UGLY SLAVE, by XIN QIJI Poem Source First Line: When I was young, I didn't know Last Line: And say instead, 'cool weather -- a nice autumn' Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN FIELDS AND GARDENS: 15, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: Butterflies go in pairs Last Line: Is here to sell his tea Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN FIELDS AND GARDENS: 31, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: At daybreak, out to weed the fields Last Line: Are learning to plant melons Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FIELDS AND GARDENS: 33, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: A traveler in the brown dust Last Line: Is where the breeze is most cool Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FIELDS AND GARDENS: 40, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: He calmly watches a spider weave Last Line: To help them break the siege Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Insects; Spiders VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FIELDS AND GARDENS: 44, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: A newly constructed threshing floor Last Line: Until the day grows light Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VARIOUS OCCASIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FIELDS AND GARDENS: 52, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: The burning sap of a pine brand Last Line: Is twice as red as before Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VIEW OF THE SUNSET ON THE RIVER IN SPRING AS PAINTED, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A few branches of peach in blossom Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VILLAGE DUSK, by LEI CHEN Poem Source First Line: Grass lines the pond and water lines the bank Last Line: Aimlessly blowing a flute to no tune Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VILLAGE EVENTS, by FAN CH'ENG-TA Poem Source First Line: Green covers hills and plains and white fills the rivers Last Line: Once silkworms are fed it's time to transplant rice Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING A PRIVATE GARDEN IN LATE SPRING, by WANG CHI Poem Source First Line: Once the plum casts off its faded charms Last Line: And willows catkins hang across the mossy wall Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kung; Wang Ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING A PRIVATE GARDEN WITHOUT SUCCESS, by YE SHAOWONG Poem Source First Line: It must be because he hates dogs on his moss Last Line: A branch of red blossoms reached past the wall Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING A SECLUDED GARDEN AND LEARNING THE OWNER IS AWAY, by YE SHAOWONG Poem Source First Line: Visitors here trample the lichen Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) VISITING CHANG'S GARDEN AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, by TAI MIN Poem Source First Line: Ducklings in a pond of deep and shallow water Last Line: Beneath a loquat tree picked clean of gold Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING CRESCENT POND, by CH'ENG HAO Poem Source First Line: We circle the shore of crescent pond Last Line: Let's meet again our next day off Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING HSUANTU TEMPLE AGAIN, by LIU YU-HSI Poem Source First Line: The temple's vast courtyard is now home to moss Last Line: Old mister liu is back here again Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) VISITING WEST-OF-THE-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Don't laugh at the old farmers Last Line: Knock at your gate one night Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WAITING FOR A FRIEND, by CHAO SHIH-HSIU Poem Source First Line: During plum season it rains on every roof Last Line: I play a game of chess until the lamp goes out Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WAKING UP IN EARLY SUMMER, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: The sour trace of plums squirts between my teeth Last Line: I sit and watch my children chasing willow fuzz Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WALK IN THE WILDS, by HE ZHU Poem Source First Line: From the ford a tiny path Last Line: Watching over her melons Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WALKING IN THE WILDS, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Afternoon butterflies dance in the vegetable plot Last Line: A good laugh is solace for life's last days Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WASHING CREEK SANDS, by OU-YANG JIONG Poem Source First Line: Speak no more when we meet Last Line: That her lover was untrue? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Unfaithfulness WASHING CREEK SANDS, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: I roll away my books and poems Last Line: And will not go to the emperor's court Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WASHING CREEK SANDS, by YAN SHU Poem Source First Line: Only a moment, this season's splendor Last Line: The person before your eyes Subject(s): Carpe Diem; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WATCHING ANTS, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: When one of them chances to meet another Last Line: Their wagon train is filled Subject(s): Ants; China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Insects WATCHING THE TIDE ON 17TH OF AUGUST IN THE LUNAR CALENDAR, by CHEN SHIDAO Poem Source First Line: An alabaster rainbow Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WHILE DRINKING AT THE CHUCHIANG WATERWAY: 1, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Each flying petal diminishes the spring Last Line: What use is mere fame if it weighs a person down Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WHILE DRINKING AT THE CHUCHIANG WATERWAY: 2, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Every day after court I pawn my spring clothes Last Line: Enjoy your time together and don't fight Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WHITE EGRET, by OU YANGXIU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Splashing on stones, the rapids' sounds Last Line: It stands there alone with dignitty, %thoughts even more serene Alternate Author Name(s): Ou-yang Hsiu; Ou-yang Xiu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Egrets WIND ENTERS PINES, by WU WEN-YING Poem Source First Line: I listened to the wind and listened to rain Last Line: And moss on the secret stairs grows all night long Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WINTER NIGHT, by TU LEI Poem Source First Line: For a winter-night guest tea serves as wine Last Line: But with plum blossoms now it's different Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WINTER SCENE, by LIU K'O-CHUANG Poem Source First Line: I love to wake to morning light beneath a frosted window Last Line: May I never part from such delights again Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WINTER SOLSTICE EVE, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Heaven's times and man's affairs hurry us along Last Line: I tell my son to finish my wine Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WOMAN WHO RAISES SILKWORMS, by ZHANG YU Poem Source First Line: She went into the city yesterday Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WRITING OF MY SORROW, by MEI YAO-CH'EN Poem Source First Line: Heaven took my wife from me Last Line: This gaunt and worn ghost in the mirror Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Death - Children; Grief WRITING ON THE WALL OF THE RIVER KIOSK, by KOU ZHUN Poem Source First Line: There is a scattering Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WRITTEN AT AN INN IN LINAN, by LIN SHENG Poem Source First Line: Hills upon hills pavilions beyond pavilions Last Line: They mistake hangchou for pienchou Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT CHULIN TEMPLE, by CHU FANG Poem Source First Line: The months and years compel our lives Last Line: The welcome of chulin temple Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT HUAINAN TEMPLE, by CH'ENG HAO Poem Source First Line: Traveling north heading south stopping where they can Last Line: Let the evening hills share each other's sorrow Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT MY WANG RIVER RETREAT AFTER A STEADY RAIN, by WANG WEI (699-761) Poem Source First Line: Steady rain deserted woods and finally kitchen smoke Last Line: Why then do the seagulls still suspects me Alternate Author Name(s): Mo-chieh; Wang Mo-ch'i Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT SECRETARY WANG'S BAMBOO TOWER, by LI CHIA-YU Poem Source First Line: An idle upright official laughs at the high and mighty Last Line: Wearing his silk hat he naps beside gulls Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT THE SOUTH TOWER OF OCHOU, by HUANG CHING-JEN+(1) Poem Source First Line: Mountain light meets water light everywhere I look Last Line: Together from the south they bring something cool Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN AT THE SUNGTING RELAY STATION, by CHANG HU Poem Source First Line: Hill shapes merge with the far-off sky Last Line: Not here among the five lakes Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN IN THE PALACE, by LI ANG Poem Source First Line: The shanglin woods are in bloom Last Line: How vast is the view from on high Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON A SCREEN, by LIU CHI-SUN Poem Source First Line: Twittering swallows gossip in the rafters Last Line: I grab my staff and jug and head for mushroom mountain Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON A WALL, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: A pile of dry rushes in total disarray Last Line: Slowly steadily giving off heat Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON MISTER LAKESHADE'S WALL, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Below your thatched eaves you've swept away the moss Last Line: Two peaks swing open and welcome the blue Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON THE CHAN-ZI TEMPLE IN YANG-ZHOU, by DU MU Poem Source First Line: Rain passes, a cicada's piercing cry Last Line: The singing and piping that is yang-zhou? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Temples; Yang-zhou (city), China WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF AN INN, by CHENG HUI Poem Source First Line: A raspberry-scented dream dispels the chill of spring Last Line: According to my count he should be in changshan Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF HU YIN'S HOUSE, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: You clean the thatched roofs so frequently Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF MASTER YI'S MEDITATION HUT, by MENG HAO-JAN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Accustomed my friend to the stillness of zen Last Line: I know the mind impervious to stain Alternate Author Name(s): Meng Hao-ran Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF THE LINAN HOTEL, by LIN SHENG Poem Source First Line: Green mountains shadow green mountains Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF XILIN MONASTERY, by SU SHIH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Behold this world horizontally Alternate Author Name(s): Su Dongpo; Tzu-chan; Su Tung-p'o; Su Shi Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) WRITTEN WHILE SERVING AT JADE HALL, by HUNG TZU-K'UEI Poem Source First Line: The forbidden gates are locked and silent Last Line: Moonlight floods the myrtle-lined steps Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) WU-ZHEN MONASTERY, by WANG ANSHIH Poem Source First Line: Stream in the wild running zigzag Last Line: The path is almost gone Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) YAN JI-SHENG, CHANCELLOR OF EDUCATION ... VISIT THE PEI GARDEN, by YANG WAN-LI Poem Source First Line: As soon as the boat shoved off Last Line: Fish and turtles in countless numbers %came out within the waves Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) YANG-ZHOU, by DU MU Poem Source First Line: The soil of yang-zhou's thunder basin tomb Last Line: Half removes his cloak of purple fur Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Yang-zhou (city), China YANG-ZHOU ANDANTE, by JIANG KUI Poem Source First Line: Famed metropolis east of the huai Last Line: Do they come again year after year? Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); Yang-zhou (city), China YELLOW CRANE TOWER, by TS'UI HAO Poem Source First Line: A man rode off on a crane long ago Last Line: Mist on the river only means sorrow Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278); China - Tang Dynasty (618-905) YOUNG RUAN RETURNS, by YAN JIDAO Poem Source First Line: Here at the world's edge dew turns to frost Last Line: Which tears at the heart Subject(s): China - Song Dynasty (960-1278) |
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