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AFTER LUNCH by PO CHU-YI

First Line: AFTER LUNCH - ONE SHORT NAP
Last Line: "JUST GO ON LIVING, REGARDLESS OF ""SHORT"" OR ""LONG."
Subject(s): CHINA - TANG DYNASTY (618-905);
AFTER lunch -- one short nap:
On waking up -- two cups of tea.
Raising my head, I see the sun's light
Once again slanting to the south-west.
Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day;
Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth.
But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadness
Just go on living, regardless of "short" or "long."



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