The Solitary Goose

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The Solitary Goose by Du Fu

Solitary goose not drink peck Fly call sound miss flock Who remember one now shadow Mutual lose myriad layer cloud Look utmost seem as if look Distressed much like become hear Wild duck without state of mind Call voices also numerous and confused
The solitary goose does not drink or eat, It flies about and calls, missing the flock. No-one now remembers this one shadow, They've lost each other in the myriad layers of cloud. It looks into the distance: seems to see, It's so distressed, it thinks that it can hear. Unconsciously, the wild ducks start to call, Cries of birds are everywhere confused.

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