No. 62 · Seven-character quatrain
秋词
Song of Autumn
by Liu Yuxi 刘禹锡 · 772 – 842
- Autumn
- Hope
- Birds
自古逢秋悲寂寥Since ancient times, autumn has meant grief and emptiness;
我言秋日胜春朝I say autumn days are better than spring mornings.
晴空一鹤排云上One crane in the clear sky pushes up through the clouds —
便引诗情到碧霄and carries my poem with it into the blue.
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