The Jade Mountain/At Hibiscus Inn

by Wang Changling

Wang Ch'ang-ling

齡昌王

AT HIBISCUS INN

Parting with Hsin Chien

 

With this cold night-rain hiding the river, you have come into Wu.In the level dawn, all alone, you will be starting for the mountains of Ch'u.Answer, if they ask of me at Lo-yang:"One-hearted as ice in a crystal vase."