Friday, April 9, 2010

National Poetry Month: Chinese Poet Li Bai 李白

《靜夜思》 Thoughts in the middle of the Night
Written by Li Bai (701-762; Tang Dynasty)

床前明月光   The moonlight comes throught the window over my bed

疑是地上霜   It is so bright; it might be the frost on the ground

舉頭望明月   I raise my head to behold the moon, ... then

低頭思故鄉  I lower my head -- I am homesick

This poem depicts the loneliness of the poet who had homesick while serving his duties far away from his hometown.

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