Sunday, February 14, 2016
The Pear-Tree Comments
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This shade-bestowing pear-tree, thou
Hurt not, nor lay its leafage low;
Beneath it slept the Duke of Shaou.
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12/16/2025 4:02:06 AM # 1.0.0
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that Allen Upward is the translator of the poem and not the author! " The Pear Tree" was originally composed anonymously c.500 in China and is part of the long Chinese literary history of naturalistic and minimalist poetry.