Best Jing Poems
Shijing Or Shi Jing TranslationsThe Shijing or Shi Jing or Shih-Ching (“Book of Songs” or “Book of Odes”) is the oldest Chinese poetry collection, with the poems included believed to date from around 1200 BC to 600 BC. According to tradition the poems were selected and edited by Confucius...
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Categories:
jing, bridal shower, engagement, family,
Form:
Rhyme
The Sixty-Four Rulers of the Yi JingThe Sixty-Four Rulers of the Yi Jing
When chieftains uncrowned yearn to be enthroned
They either give their daughters to princes
Or invite other chieftains and have them poisoned
Some choose the war-path without hindrances
And lose their lives wives their land masses
In days of yore we call smirk as...
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Categories:
jing, age, future, leadership, life,
Form:
Quatrain
Daji the PosessedThis poem is the story of the Da Ji a Chinese maiden who was believed to be posessed by a fairy fox unwillingly in a time of despair, or to be a fox herself either way
She later become the consort to emperor Zhou of...
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Categories:
jing, myth, mythology,
Form:
Free verse