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Li Po - Three, five, seven words
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From Li Po and Tu Fu Poems – translated and with an introduction by Arthur Cooper [Penguin classics]
Three, five, seven words
The autumn wind is light
The autumn moon is bright
Fallen leaves gather and then disperse
A cold crow roosts but again he stirs
I think of you, and wonder when I’ll see you again
At such an hour, on such a night, cruel is love’s pain