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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRASS, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: How beautiful and fresh the grass returns
Last Line: When the grass blooms both joy and fear I know.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): Grass
First Line: How beautiful and fresh the grass returns
Last Line: When the grass blooms both joy and fear I know.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): Grass
How beautiful and fresh the grass returns!
When golden days decline, the meadow burns;
Yet autumn suns no hidden root have slain,
The spring winds blow, and there is grass again.
Green rioting on olden ways it falls:
The blue sky storms the ruined city walls;
Yet since Wang Sun departed long ago,
When the grass blooms both joy and fear I know.
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