The Complaint Of An Officer (Confucius Poems)
O Heaven above, before whose light Revealed is every deed and thought, To thee I cry. Hither on toilsome ...
O Heaven above, before whose light Revealed is every deed and thought, To thee I cry. Hither on toilsome ...
Various the toils which fields so large demand! We choose the seed; we take our tools in hand. In winter ...
With axle creaking, all on fire I went, To fetch my young and lovely bride. No thirst or hunger pangs ...
The russet pear-tree stands there all alone; How bright the growth of fruit upon it shown! The King's affairs no ...
To the top of that tree-clad hill I go, And towards my father I gaze, Till with my mind's ...
List to the thunder and roll of the drum! See how we spring and brandish the dart! Some raise ...
Sweet was the scene. The spreading dolichos Extended far, down to the valley's depths, With leaves luxuriant. The orioles Fluttered ...
My way leads forth by the gate on the north; My heart is full of woe. I hav'n't a ...
I climbed the barren mountain,And my gaze swept far and wideFor the red-lit eaves of my father's home,And I fancied ...
Where the grounds are wet and low, There the trees of goat-peach grow, With their branches small and smooth, Glossy ...
On the left of the way, a russet pear-tree Stands there all alone--a fit image of me. There is that ...
Yellow now is all the grass; All the days in marching pass. On the move is every man; Hard work, ...
In the magpie's nest Dwells the dove at rest. This young bride goes to her future home; To meet ...
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