Reading a Midnight Song

How can a man escape life's sorrow and regret?
What limit is there to my solitary grief?

I returned to my homeland in a dream.
As I awakened I shed two tears.

Who will now climb up those high towers?
I remember those clear autumn scenes.

Those past events have lost all of their meaning.
They have disappeared as in a dream.

After reflecting upon Li Yu's pain and suffering, it is interesting to consider how his personal life may have impacted the people that he loved.
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