from The Road to Shu Is Hard by Li Po

The Brocade City might be a place for pleasure,
But it’s far better to hurry home.
The road to Shu is hard, harder than climbing to the heavens.
Sideways I look westward and heave a long sigh.

translated b y Irving Y. Lo

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