Farewell (II)

Wang WeiWang Wei

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Hill at mutual escort stop
Day dusk shut wood door
Spring grass next year green
Prince offspring return not returnWe bid each other farewell beside the hill,
As day meets dusk, I close the wooden gate.
Next year, in spring, there will be green grass again,
But will my honoured friend return?
Wang Wei
About the poet

Wang Wei

699 - 759/ChineseWang Wei (王维) was a Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman. He was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time. His paintings survive only in later copies by other artists, but numerous poems are preserved…

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