Friday, March 9, 2018

Yearning(Gǔ Fēng) Comments

Rating: 5.0

By the window I lie
Listening to the sound of autumn;
The cicadas shrill noisily,
And dense is their woe.
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Perdita Young (Hanna Wang)
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Dr Antony Theodore 21 March 2018

The wind of south has begun To hasten falling leaves, And the cold rain has got ready To brew my new grief....love and the absence of the loved one expressed so well so poetically dear poetess. your mind is full of poems.. thank you. tony

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Dr Dillip K Swain 12 March 2018

You've been away, my dear, Far from me and our home, For missing you I wither And my hair will grey grow....lovely, lovely expression! Loved reading it....10

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 11 March 2018

A wonderful poem that captures the feeling of loneliness mixed with a lovely description of autumn. A very touching write well executed.10

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Kumarmani Mahakul 09 March 2018

Autumn's sound is beautifully heard that is coming through window. Autumn gives beautiful feelings and a nice imagery is drawn here. The wind of south has begun to hasten falling leaves. A brilliant poem is excellently penned...10

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Perdita 10 March 2018

Very glad you like it, headmaster. Autumn is so beautiful that it should become a key topic in Poemhunter like the other seasons.

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Nudershada Cabanes 09 March 2018

A beautiful poem of yearning and impatience for the sight of the beloved. Excellently penned. 10

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Perdita 10 March 2018

Thank you very much for the compliment, poem friend.It's a translation of the Chinese verse and i hope there is not too much loss of its style.

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