Li Shangyin

Li Shangyin, 李商隱 (between 810 and 813- between 856 and 858), was a Chinese writer of Tang dynasty, born in Huizhou (?), in Hunan province.

Sample poem:

FALLING PETALS

Gone is the guest from the Chamber of Rank,

And petals, confused in my little garden,

Zigzagging down my crooked path,

Escort like dancers the setting sun.

Oh, how can I bear to sweep them away?

To a sad-eyed watcher they never return.

Heart's fragrance is spent with the ending of spring

And nothing left but a tear-stained robe.

Tr. Witter Bynner, cf. [1]