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On the birth of his son

Su Tung-po 1037 (Meishan, Sichuan) – 1101 (Huizong of Song)

Families, when a child is born
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life
By becoming a Cabinet Minister.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFDG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 235
Words 42
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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Su Tung-po

Su Shi, courtesy name Zizhan (Chinese: 子瞻), art name Dongpo (Chinese: 東坡), was a Chinese calligrapher, gastronome, painter, pharmacologist, poet, politician, and writer of the Song dynasty. more…

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