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五言律詩 孟浩然 留別王侍御維

寂寂竟何待, 朝朝空自歸。
欲尋芳草去, 惜與故人違。
當路誰相假, 知音世所稀。
祗應守寂寞, 還掩故園扉。

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Meng Haoran TAKING LEAVE OF WANG WEI

Slow and reluctant, I have waited
Day after day, till now I must go.
How sweet the road-side flowers might be
If they did not mean good-bye, old friend.
The Lords of the Realm are harsh to us
And men of affairs are not our kind.
I will turn back home, I will say no more,
I will close the gate of my old garden.