薛涛诗
Poems of Xue Tao
Index
金灯花
Gold-Lantern Blossoms
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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.