Translated From the Chinese of Li Po (705-762).
The jade staircase is bright with dew.
Slowly, this long night, the queen climbs,
Letting her gauze stockings and her elaborate robe
Drag in the shining water.
Dazed with the light,
She lowers the crystal blind
Before the door of the pavilion.
It leaps down like a waterfall in sunlight.
While the tiny clashing dies down,
Sad and long dreaming,
She watches between the fragments of jade light
The shining of the autumn moon.
(Edward Powys Mathers)
More Poetry from Edward Powys Mathers:
Edward Powys Mathers Poems based on Topics: Night, Water, Light, Kings & Queens, Autumn, Sadness, Dreaming- Vengeance (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
- The Princess Of Qulzum (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
- Ghazal Of Isa Akhun Zada (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
- Paradise (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
- Moallaka - II (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
- Ballade Of Muhammad Din Tilai (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Night Poems, Light Poems, Sadness Poems, Kings & Queens Poems, Water Poems, Autumn Poems, Dreaming PoemsBased on Keywords: elaborate, staircase, lowers