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To a Lovely Man the Briar Clings

Out in the mountain hollows a briar tangles,

The morning mist settles heavy upon it.

 

 

"There was a man so lovely,

Clear brow well rounded.

By chance I came across him,

And he let me have my will."

 

How easily he yielded,

I had hoped for a challenge.

Yet he proved worthy,

Not of life, but memory.

 

 

There is a man so lovely,

Brow obscured in blood.

By chance my arms still hold him,

And I let him have his will.

 

How valiantly I fight,

Yet still he hopes for revenge.

Will I prove worthy,

Of life, but not sanity?

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Written by
Aegis-Vistoria-Penumbra
Published
Apr 2
Lines·Words
18·100
Notes

This is a derivative reimagining of what else the lines of "In the Bushlands a Creeper Grows" (采蘩) from the Shijing could lead to under a different narrative trajectory. You can find the full English translation of the original text to see the actual intention/trajectory of the song:

Waley, A. (2005). Chinese poems. Routledge.

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