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chinese poetry

petals falling in the river

At sunset the Jialing River flows east
and thousands of pear petals chase the river wind.
What twists my stomach as I watch the river flowers?
Half have fallen in the river, half drift on the air.

Petals Falling in the River, Yuan Zhen (779-831 AD)

12th January 2012 by Kit

Filed in journal and tagged chinese poetry, poems.

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