Tz'u No. 9 (Weary)

Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)



To the tune of "Rinsing Silk Stream"

Saddened by the dying spring, I am too weary
  to rearrange my hair.
Plum flowers, newly fallen, drift about the courtyard
  in the evening wind.
The moon looks pale and light clouds float
  to and fro.

Incense lies idle in the jade duck-shaped burner.
The cherry-red bed-curtain is drawn close,
  concealing its tassels.
Can Tung-Hsi's horn still ward off the cold?

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXXXXX XAAX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 401
Words 70
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 4

Li Ching Chao

Li Qingzhao, pseudonym Householder of Yi'an (易安居士), was a Chinese poet and essayist during the Song dynasty.[2] She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. more…

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