Night Thoughts by Li Shang-yin

A hanging screen, a half-rolled-up curtain;
The pillows are cold, the quilts still fragrant.
Why does my soul, for the sake of remembrance,
Fly in a dream across the Hsiao and the Hsiang?

translated  by James J.Y. Liu

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