The Jade Mountain/The Summer Palace
Yüan-Chên
稹 元
THE SUMMER PALACE
In the faded old imperial palace,
Peonies are red, but no one comes to see them. . . .
The ladies-in-waiting have grown white-haired
Debating the pomps of Emperor Hsüan-tsung.
Peonies are red, but no one comes to see them. . . .
The ladies-in-waiting have grown white-haired
Debating the pomps of Emperor Hsüan-tsung.
(4d)