Chen Zi’ang poems
Chen Zi’ang: (661–702) was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Chen Zi’ang was a firm advocate of poetry reflecting real life, and thus with his active interest in politics.
Song on Climbing Youzhou Terrace-Tang poems
By Chen Zi’ang
Behind me I do not see the ancient men,
Before me I do not see the ones to come.
Thinking of the endlessness of heaven and earth,
Alone in despair, my tears fall down.
Up on Youzhou Watch Tower-Tang poems
By Chen Zi’ang
Kings of the past were before my time,
Who would be there in future to appreciate my service I know not;
I think of how heaven an earth are forever undergoing change and shifts,
I dwell in sorrow alone and down flow my tears.
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