薛涛诗

Poems of Xue Tao


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金灯花

Gold-Lantern Blossoms


阑边不见蘘蘘叶
砌下惟翻艳艳丛
细视欲将何物比
晓霞初叠赤城宫

From this balcony, you can't see the wild ginger.
Below the steps, it's just a wild riot of green.
Stand still here and look. It's as lovely as the
First bloom of morning clouds that dye the palace red.

-- 薛涛


废话

I think that, over time, Xue Tao spent more and more time outside. And the natural world eventually made her a fine poet. Even within the confines of these little quatrains, her poetry blossoms with the living detail of the world.


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