"Memory of a farewell in a tavern in Nanjing.
With the wind enters the tavern
a scent of willows in bloom.
The beauty of Wu who pours the wine
calls me to taste.
The friends of Nanjing
have come to keep me company:
those who leave, those who stay,
each empties the glass.
Try asking the river
that flows eastward
if the sadness of farewells
is longer or shorter than its course."

— Li Po

Poet • China • 8th century

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