Dark hills stretch beyond the north rampart
clear water circles the city’s east wall
from this place where farewell begins
a tumbleweed leaves on a thousand-mile journey
drifting clouds in a traveler’s thoughts
the setting sun in an old friend’s heart
as we wave and say goodbye
our parting horses neigh
—Li Pai
China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse
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