The Feline Warrior

Note from The Feline Warrior: The following is excerpted from “Ou cheng” (a.k.a. “Quan xue shi”) by Mr. Zhu Xi (1130–1200 A.D.), first published circa 1196 A.D. The original poem is in public domain everywhere; the following English translation is the work of The Feline Warrior.

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I’ve yet to glimpse the sleeping grass’ dreams by the springtime pond At my doorsteps, the fallen leaves are already singing an autumn tune

未覺池塘春草夢 階前梧葉已秋聲 朱熹『偶成/勸學詩』