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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

瑤池仙客 - Jasper Pool Fairy

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This poem was inspired by a photo posted on Facebook by a friend.  For this, I have to thank him wholeheartedly.  I first saw it on the s...

越女怨 - Woes of a Yueh Maiden

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Again it was a single line that that seeded this tale. The original line was 風吹池面水皺天. However, my Muse was not around and so I let it res...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

So Many Untitled

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This untitled poem came from the inspiration of this line, 窗外遠傳雷一聲.  The fourth line was most problematic as I could not find the appropria...

Three Versions

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These three versions stem from these two inspired lines,  秋詐東風和.  一吹自然 冷. I was looking at an old photo... 雨弄西厢看 I look at the rain ...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Untitled Once More...

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The first part was composed a day before. As I felt it was hanging in the air without closure and hence the second part. As usual, the firs...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Landmines in Translating Chinese Poetry

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如夢令 - 李清照 1. 常記溪亭日暮 2. 沉醉不知歸路 3. 興盡晚回舟 4. 誤入藕花深處 5. 爭渡 6. 爭渡 7. 驚起一灘鷗鷺 1.  I still recall that sunset gath'rin...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Two Variations on the Same Theme - 同題二變

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Continuing with the same theme of the last poem in "Three Untitled Poems".  https://jeffinous.blogspot.com/2019/02/three-untitl...
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I dwell amongst the green hills: You asked me why. My soul at ease I smile without reply. Peach petals swept along the stream, To other lands beyond this mortal dream...
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