Daily Poem: Advice to a Neighbour Girl ~ Yu Hsuan-Chi
Advice to a Neighbour Girl
~ Yu Hsuan-Chi
Translated from Chinese by Kenneth Rexroth and Chung Ling
Afraid of the sunlight,
You cover your face with your silk sleeves.
Tired out with Spring melancholy,
You neglect your makeup.
It is easier to get priceless jewels
Than to find a man with a true heart.
Why wet your pillow with secret tears?
Why hide your heartbreak in the flowers?
Go, seek a handsome famous man like Sung Yu.
Don’t long for someone who will never come back.
