李冶诗
Poems of Li Ye
Index
结素鱼贻友人
Tying Silk Fish for Friends
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尺素如残雪 结为双鲤鱼 欲知心里事 看取腹中书 |
A foot of silk like unmelted snow Is tied in the shape of two carp. If you want to know what's in my heart, Let's read the book of what I feel. |
-- 李冶
废话
A private poem I think. I've never heard of tying string into the shape of carp. Perhaps it's ephemeral, like making Jacob's Ladder with her hands, as she thinks of friends with her heart.