Ho Xuan Huong White Poems
- 1. Autumn Landscape
Drop by drop rain slaps the banana leaves.
Praise whoever sketched this desolate scene:
the lush, dark canopies of the gnarled trees,
... - 2. Floating Sweet Dumpling
My body is powdery white and round
I sink and bob like a mountain in a pond
The hand that kneads me is hard and rough
You can't destroy my true red heart
... - 3. The Cake That Drifts In Water
My body is both white and round.
In water I may sink or swim.
The hand the kneads me may be rough,
But I still shall keep my true-red heart.
... - 4. Weaving At Night
Lampwick turned up, the room glows white.
The looms moves easily all night long
as feet work and push below.
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