Separation on the River Kiang
Separation on the River Kiang
Li Bai
Ko-jin goes west from Ko-kaku-ro,
The smoke-flowers are blurred over the river.
His lone sail blots the far sky.
And now I see only the river,
The long Kiang, reaching heaven.
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From Cathay (1915). Translation in the public domain. · Translated by Ezra Pound
