Wednesday, December 09, 2009

 

Reading History

Fan Chengda (1126-1193), Reading History (tr. J.D. Schmidt):
After scheming a lifetime for victory over others,
They ended up feasting the ravens and worms.
I adjust my flickering lampwick to read more clearly,
My eyes blur trying to decide, who was right, who was wrong.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 5:03 PM


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