P-eng-ya Road Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EF GH IJ CF IK LM NO JP QR GS JT UV WX YZ JA2 FJ WW OM B2J C2D2 E2F2 CG2 H2K| I remember fleeing the rebels | A |
| through dangerous northern canyons | B |
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| the midnight moon shining bright | C |
| on narrow P eng ya Road | D |
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| So poor we went on foot | E |
| we were embarrassed meeting strangers | F |
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| A few birds sang in the valleys | G |
| but we met no one returning | H |
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| My daughter was so starved she bit me | I |
| she screamed her painful hunger | J |
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| I damped her mouth shut tight | C |
| fearful of wolves and tigers | F |
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| She struggled hard against me | I |
| she cried and cried | K |
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| My son was sympathetic | L |
| and searched the wilds for food | M |
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| Then five days of heavy rain arrived | N |
| and we trudged through freezing mud | O |
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| We had no coats no shelter | J |
| we were dressed in cold wet clothes | P |
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| Struggling struggling we made | Q |
| but a mile or two each day | R |
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| We ate wild fruits and berries | G |
| and branches made our roof | S |
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| Mornings we slogged through water | J |
| evenings we searched for skyline smoke | T |
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| We stopped at a marsh | U |
| to prepare our climb to the pass | V |
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| and met a Mr Sun | W |
| whose standards are high as clouds | X |
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| We came through the dark | Y |
| and lamps were lit gates opening before us | Z |
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| Servants brought warm water | J |
| so we could bathe our aching feet | A2 |
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| They hung paper banners | F |
| in our honor | J |
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| Mrs Sun came out with all her children | W |
| They wept for our condition | W |
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| My children slept exhausted | O |
| until we roused them with food | M |
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| Our host took a vow | B2 |
| he d always remain my brother | J |
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| His home was made our home | C2 |
| to provide for every comfort | D2 |
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| Who could imagine in such troubled times | E2 |
| he d bare his heart and soul | F2 |
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| A year has passed since that fated night | C |
| The Barbarians still wage war | G2 |
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| If I had the wings of the wild goose | H2 |
| I d fly to be at his side | K |
Du Fu
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