At the End of Spring
The flower of the pear-tree gathers and turns to fruit;
The swallows' eggs have hatched into young birds.
When the Seasons' changes thus confront the mind
What comfort can the Doctrine of Tao give?
It will teach me to watch the days and months fly
Without grieving that Youth slips away;
If the Fleeting World is but a long dream,
It does not matter whether one is young or old.
But ever since the day that my friend left my side
And has lived in exile in the City of Chiang-ling,
There is one wish I cannot quite destroy:
That from time to time we may chance to meet again.
Author: Bai Juyi
Juyi, Bai. "At the End of Spring." At the End of Spring. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.http://www.blackcatpoems.com/j/at_the_end_of_spring.html
I chose this poem because it was an interesting story about the loss of a friend. I liked that the author chose to use the metaphor about the end of spring to convey the changes and the sorrow he felt. The theme is a universal theme of loss of a friend. The poem begins with images of the transitions from spring to summer then to the loss of his friend.
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