The Jewel Stairs' Grievance
The Jewel Stairs' Grievance
Li Bai
The jewelled steps are already quite white with dew,
It is so late that the dew soaks my gauze stockings,
And I let down the crystal curtain
And watch the moon through the clear autumn.
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From Cathay (1915). Translation in the public domain. · Translated by Ezra Pound
