Winter Night by Emperor Ch’ien Wen-ti

My bed is so empty that I keep on waking up:
As the cold increases, the night-wind begins to blow.
It rustles the curtains, making a noise like the sea:
Oh that those were waves which could carry me back to you.

translated by Arthur Waley

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