Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Love Quotes
When you, my lover, on a bamboo horse,Came trotting in circles and throwing green plums (3-4)
Gender Quotes
I was picking flowers, playing by my door,When you, my lover, on a bamboo horse,Came trotting in circles and throwing green plums (2-4)
Dreams, Hopes and Plans Quotes
That even unto death I would await you by my postAnd would never lose heart in the tower of silent watching (13-14)
Time Quotes
We lived near together on a lane in Ch'ang-kan,Both of us young and happy-hearted (5-6)
Isolation Quotes
…Then when I was sixteen, you left on a long journey (15)