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THE FERRY by CH'IEN WEN OF LIANG

First Line: OF MARSH-MALLOWS MY BOAT IS MADE
Last Line: SO LONG YOU TARRY AT THE CROSSING.
Subject(s): CHINA - MIDDLE AGES (600 B.C.- 618 A.D.); FEAR; FERRY BOATS; LOVE - COMPLAINTS;
OF marsh-mallows my boat is made,
The ropes are lily-roots.
The pole-star is athwart the sky:
The moon sinks low.
It's at the ferry I'm plucking lilies,
But it might be the Yellow River --
So afraid you seem of the wind and waves,
So long you tarry at the crossing.



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