Ci 相见欢 | The Joy of Togetherness
相见欢
李煜 （937 — 978）
无言独上西楼，月如钩。
寂寞梧桐深院锁清秋。
剪不断，理还乱，是离愁。
别是一般滋味在心头。
The Joy of Togetherness
Li Yu (937 – 978)
Wordless, a solitary ascent to dreary eaves.
The moon looks like a hook.
A lone parasoltree fettered in a dark courtyard by autumn’s chill.
Unshakeable,
unreasonable
is the agony of separation—
a distinctive flavor on the palate of my mind.
Picture from Hongshuliangyuxiu.