Jade Steps Plaint by Hsieh T’iao

Palace at dusk, the pearl blind is lowered,
Drifting fireflies glide and come to rest;
Through the long night I sew a fine silk jacket–
My thoughts of you, when will they end?

translated by Ronald C. Miao

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