772 – 846 · The People's Poet
Bai Juyi
白居易
He wrote for ordinary readers and aimed to be understood by any old woman in the street; his plain style hides great craft.
In this edition
3 poems
30Five-character regulated verse
赋得古原草送别
Grass on the Ancient Plain: A Farewell
Bai Juyi 白居易
离离原上草·一岁一枯荣
Lush, lush, the grass on the plain —
31Seven-character quatrain
暮江吟
Song of the Evening River
Bai Juyi 白居易
一道残阳铺水中·半江瑟瑟半江红
A band of setting sun spreads out on the water —
32Seven-character quatrain
大林寺桃花
Peach Blossoms at Great Grove Temple
Bai Juyi 白居易
人间四月芳菲尽·山寺桃花始盛开
Down in the world, April's flowers are finished;