The Coat of Gold Brocade by Du Qiuniang

I tell you, don’t adore your coat of gold brocade.
I tell you, adore the short spell of youth.
When the bloom is ready it must be plucked.
Don’t wait till flowers drop and break the empty twig.

translated by Tony Barnstone & Chou Ping

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