Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Friday, November 27, 2015

Du Fu (712-770)


Spring View

Even though a state is crushed
Its hills and streams remain;
Now inside the walls of Chang’an
Grasses rise high among un-pruned trees;
Seeing flowers come, a flood
Of sadness overwhelms me; cut off
As I am, songs of birds stir
My heart; third month and still
Beacon fires flare as they did
Last year; to get news
From home would be worth a full
Thousand pieces of gold;
Trying to knot up my hair
I find it grey, too thin
For my pin to hold it together.

1 comment:

  1. What does the sign behind him in the picture say? Main room in house ...something then... big?
    Its a wonderful picture!

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