POETRY: The Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty [618-907] was the golden age of Chinese poetry

Palace Song by Gu Kuang

From the jade tower up in

the sky comes the sound

of pipes and songs,

Sent down by the breeze

to mingle with the palace

women’s banter.

Shadows part for the

Moon palace – I heard a

Water clock drip in the night.

Rolling up my crystal

curtain I draw close to the Milky Way

...NOT LIKE WINTER IN LONDON!