Great Wall Beauty
by Zengda
A snake crossing the tallest peak
Marching horses echo between stone walls
As do marching feet of soldiers
Whole day march then drink
Strike fire roast rabbit
Brew tea exchange tales
Making out the dim glow of a distant guardhouse
Beside green plots small huts
A horsecart traverses between
Large and small smoke puffs signal a message
Receiving this a horseman Gallops off
like the wind flies to
Palace Gate
美麗的長城 曾達
像蛇過最高山尖
馬蹄聲於石牆間回聲
亦濱行軍步聲調
整天歩走將歇
放火烤兔泡茶講故
能看遠處兵室微光
旁有綠田小房
馬車走之間
大火黑煙訊知
帶之起碼跑
訊鳥風快飛到宮門乎
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Author:
Pearcemelville 卯升 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 19th, 2022 06:48
- Category: Special occasion
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Comments2
An amazing and engaging tale. A neat ending as well. All in all, wonderful.
Snake, roast rabbit, brew tea, exchange tales, green plots. Ordinary things that cross paths with marching horses, soldiers, messages in puffs of smoke. What I take away from this is cherish the ordinary and simple because you never know when the tide of life may turn on something as simple as a puff of smoke. I love the way you have phrased this, it really seems to imbue the culture. A great write!
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