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Li He Quotes

d. 810

Li He (c. 790–791 – c. 816–817) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty.

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Black clouds whelm on the city,
Till it seems the city must yield.
Our chain-mail glitters under the moon,
Metal scales agape.

The desert sands look white as snow;
The crescent moon hangs like a bow.
When would the steed in golden gear
Gallop all night through autumn clear?

Even if ghosts weep, what good can it do?
You bore a sword as bright as autumn’s floods,
but evil violence relentlessly compels and bullies.
The violent owl gnaws its mother’s heart,
roving demons hunt human body-souls.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Li He (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.