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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RED COCKATOO, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: Sent as a present from annam
Last Line: And shut it up inside.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): Anti-intellectualism; China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Parrots
First Line: Sent as a present from annam
Last Line: And shut it up inside.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): Anti-intellectualism; China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Parrots
Sent as a present from Annam --
A red cockatoo.
Coloured like a peach-tree blossom,
Speaking with the speech of men.
And they did to it what is always done
To the learned and eloquent.
They took it to a cage with stout bars
And shut it up inside.
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