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The problem with reading all the way through a general anthology of Chinese poetry is that eventually you have to cross the Ming dynasty. Without a camel.
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Active Entries
- 1: “Whilst yet the calm hours creep, / Dream thou—and from thy sleep / Then wake to weep”
- 2: “touch me in the morning then just walk away / we don’t have tomorrow but we had yesterday”
- 3: “we’re all excited / but we don’t know why / maybe it’s ’cause / we’re all gonna die”
- 4: “There are as many Hamlets as there are melancholies.”
- 5: “i’ll tell you that i’m happy if you want me to / but one step further and my back will break”
- 6: “Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the Shadow”
- 7: “i see the bad moon a-rising / i see trouble on the way / i see earthquakes and lightning”
- 8: “they’re so resigned to what their fate is / but not us (no never) / we’re far too young and clever”
- 9: “on a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair / warm smell of colitas rising up through the air”
- 10: “i’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror / it must be exhausting”
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