Read “To-Em-Mei's "The Unmoving Cloud"” by Ezra Pound on Genius 停雲 靄靄停雲，濛濛時雨。 Thick and dusty unmoving clouds, misty and drizzling spring rain. 八表同昏，平路伊阻。 All eight realms are gloomy and dark; who set obstacles on the smooth roads? 靜寄東軒，春醪獨撫。 Quietly I retire to my eastern porch; I drink my spring wine all alone. 良朋悠邈，搔首延佇。 My good friends are far, far away, Scratching my head, I watch and wait. 平路伊阻Píng lù yī zǔ，Who set obstacles on the smooth roads? 平路 wide flat road, 伊 is an Auxiliary word, 阻 obstacle. Living in such a dark age, although the road is wide and smooth, actually, he has nowhere to go, because somebody has set a barrier or obstacle between him and estranged or far-distant friends. |
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