Twenty-two Rhymes To Left-prime-minister Wei Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIBJCBKBBLMJN GGBOJPQRSJTUIBGNJFBC VCWX| Boys in fancy clothes never starve | A |
| but Confucian scholars often find their lives in ruin | B |
| Please listen to my explanation Sir | C |
| I your humble student ask permission to state my case | D |
| When I was a younger Du Fu | E |
| I was honored as a national distinguished guest | F |
| and wore out ten thousand books in reading | G |
| My brush was always inspired by gods | H |
| my rhymed essays rivaled those of Yang Xiong | I |
| my poems were kin with those of Cao Zijian | B |
| Li Yong looked for a chance to meet me | J |
| and even Wang Han wanted to be my neighbor | C |
| I thought I was an outstanding person | B |
| positioned at a key ferryboat route | K |
| and would assist an emperor like Yao or Shun | B |
| and make folk customs honest and simple again | B |
| In the end this ambition withered | L |
| I became a bard instead of a hermit | M |
| and spent thirty years traveling on a donkey | J |
| ate traveler's rations in the luxury of the capital | N |
| knocked on the door of the rich in the morning | G |
| walked in the dust of fat horses in the evening | G |
| ate leftover dishes and half finished wine | B |
| Wherever I went I found misery hiding beneath | O |
| When the emperor summoned me | J |
| I was excited at this chance to stretch myself | P |
| I saw blue sky but my wings just hung | Q |
| I was set back had no scales to swim far | R |
| I feel unworthy of your kindness | S |
| and I know your sincerity | J |
| in the presence of one hundred officials | T |
| you read my best poems | U |
| I am as happy as Gong Gong | I |
| Since it's hard to imitate Confucius disciple Yuan Xian | B |
| How can I feel unhappy about anything | G |
| though my feet still drag as usual | N |
| Now I plan to move east to the sea | J |
| and leave the capital behind me in the west | F |
| But I still feel attached to the Zhongnan Mountain | B |
| and turn my head to look at the Wei River | C |
| I think about my gratitude for one meal | V |
| as I take departure from you Prime Minister | C |
| This white gull is lost in the waves | W |
| Who can tame him in his journey of ten thousand miles | X |
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