Remembering South Of The River Poem by Bai Juyi

Remembering South Of The River

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South river good
Landscape old once know well
Sunrise river flower red bear fire
Spring come river water green like lily
Can not remember river south
South of the river is good,
Long ago, I knew the landscape well.
At sunrise, the river's flowers are red like fire,
In spring, the river's water's green as lilies.
How could I not remember south of the river?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 16 January 2016

It is odd that when we return to a place we knew well once upon a time, we both see it as it was and how it is now. And the displaced emotions attack at the same time as the feeling of homecoming. I so love his poetry.

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Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi

Taiyuan, Shanxi
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