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Arterial
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| Arterial written by Rudyard Kipling |
| First published Poems, 1886–1929 as part of The Muse Among the Motors. |
- Early Chinese.
- Early Chinese.
I
Frost upon small rain—the ebony-lacquered avenue
Reflecting lamps as a pool shows goldfish.
The sight suddenly emptied out of the young man's eyes
Entering upon it sideways.
II
In youth, by hazard, I killed an old man.
In age I maimed a little child.
Dead leaves under foot reproach not:
But the lop-sided cherry-branch—whenever the sun rises,
How black a shadow!
| This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. |
