Poem For Wei Ba Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCDEFGHFIJKLMENOP QRSTUVWVXEPUYZA2SB2D| Often a man's life is such | A |
| that he seldom sees his friends | B |
| like the constellations Shen and Shang | C |
| which never share the same sky | C |
| If not this evening then what evening | C |
| should we share this lamp light | D |
| How long can our youth and vigor last | E |
| The hair at our temples is already gray | F |
| We inquire about old acquaintances | G |
| to find that half are ghosts | H |
| shocked cries betray | F |
| the torment of our hearts | I |
| How could I have known | J |
| that it would be twenty years | K |
| before I again entered | L |
| your honored home | M |
| When we parted last | E |
| you were yet unmarried | N |
| now your sons and daughters | O |
| line up in a smiling row | P |
| to greet their father's friend | Q |
| They ask whence I have come | R |
| but before I can answer all questions | S |
| you chase them off | T |
| to bring wine and cups | U |
| In the night rain chives are cut | V |
| for the freshly steamed rice | W |
| mixed with yellow millet | V |
| Saying how difficult it has been | X |
| for us to meet at last | E |
| you pour ten cups in a row | P |
| But even after ten cups | U |
| I'm not drunk being so moved | Y |
| by your lasting friendship | Z |
| Tomorrow we will be separated | A2 |
| by the peaks of mountains | S |
| each of our worldly affairs | B2 |
| lost to the other's sight | D |
Du Fu
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