“When will I be home? I don’t know.In the mountains, in the rainy night,The Autumn lake is flooded.Someday we will be back together again.We will sit in the candlelight by the West window.And I will tell you how I remembered youTonight on the stormy mountain.””
Quotes by Shangyin Li
“Literature endures like the universal spirit,And its breath becomes a part of the vitals of all men.””
“And a moment that ought to have lasted for everHas come and gone before I knew.””
“Tears that are pearls, in ocean moonlight.””
The Poetry of Li Shang-yin
“Time of meeting,time of parting,winds fade andflowers wait.Time drug until we met,even more in parting,Spring winds fade,but the flowers are waiting.””
Five T'Ang Poets
“On the surface, I seem to be glad of new people;But doomed to leave old friends behind me,I cry out from my heart for Shin-Fêng wineTo melt away my thousand woes.””
“Heart’s fragrance is spent with the ending of springAnd nothing left but a tear-stained robe.””
Shangyin LiShangyin Li, a prominent figure of the Tang dynasty, was a celebrated poet whose works are characterized by their emotional depth and vivid imagery. Born in the early 9th century, he became known for ...