Farewell Poems — Page 2
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Farewell Poems — page 2 of 2.
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Li Bai For Wang Changling, Demoted to Longbiao 聞王昌齡左遷龍標遙有此寄 An absent friend receives a sorrowful message entrusted to the moon and wind. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Gao Shi Farewell to Dong Da 別董大二首·其一 Gao Shi’s Farewell to Dong Da, with pinyin, English translation, and notes on ten-li versus thousand-li texts, harsh weather, and the promise of recognition. Li Bai Seeing a Friend Off 送友人 Clouds, sunset, and the cries of parting horses hold a farewell outside the city. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Li Bai Crossing Jingmen: A Farewell 渡荊門送別 The mountains give way to plains, yet the river seems to accompany the traveler from home. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Gao Shi Sending Li Off from the Inn 送李少府時在客舍作 Snow clears and geese depart as Gao Shi prolongs an inn farewell with an empty wine supply and one last unanswered question. Gao Shi Sending Off Two Demoted Officials 送李少府貶峽中王少府貶長沙 Gao Shi addresses two friends sent to different southern posts, weaving their routes together before offering careful words of consolation. Liu Changqing Seeing Off the Monk Lingche 送靈澈上人 A monk returns alone through distant hills at sunset. Follow the bell, bamboo hat, and lengthening path that turn a farewell into a quiet receding image. Liu Changqing Sending Off a Monk 送上人 A solitary monk is compared with a cloud and a crane. Read why a famous mountain retreat may already be too well known to offer the seclusion he seeks. Qian Qi Sending a Monk Back to Japan 送僧歸日本 A monk's sea journey becomes Qian Qi's meditation on dreamlike travel, moonlit water, chanting, and a lamp held in the mind across distance.