Wang Ling

Wang Ling (AD 1032 – 1059)

Sending Off Spring

March’s stubborn flower petals loosen,

The swallows under the eaves fly back.

But the Spring Cockatoo weeps at midnight,

Hoping the East Wind will return.

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三月残花落更开，小檐日日燕飞来。
子规夜半犹啼血，不信东风唤不回。