Letter Home by Li Shang-yin

zdunno03's avatarLeonard Durso

You ask when I’ll be back–
I wish I knew!

night rain on Pa Mountain
overflows the autumn ponds

when will we trim the candle wick
under our own west window?

I’ll be telling you this story
night rain will be falling.

translated by David Young

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