The Hat Given to the Poet by Li Chien

Long ago to a white-haired gentleman
You made the present of a black gauze hat.
The gauze hat still sits on my head;
But you already are gone to the Nether Springs.
The thing is old, but still fit to wear;
The man is gone and will never be seen again,
Out on the hill the moon is shining to-night
And the trees on your tomb are swayed by the autumn wind.
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Po Ch├╝-i
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