She, with eyebrows like the antennæ of moths, pined and withered.

Her grave is in the sand of the Barbarians' country.

Because, when alive, she did not pay out yellow gold,

The portrait painted of her was distorted.

Now she is dead no one can prevent the bright green grass from spreading over her grave,

And men weep because of it.


THINKING OF THE FRONTIER

BY LI T'AI-PO