Impromptu
Keep away from sharp swords
Don't go near a lovely woman.
A sharp sword too close will wound your hand;
Woman's beauty too close will wound your life!
The danger of the road is not in the distance;
Ten yards is far enough to break a wheel.
The peril of love is not in loving too often;
A single evening can leave its wound in the soul.
poem by Meng Chiao
Added by Dan Costinaş
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1 Dan Costinaş said on 31 December 2014: |
| (*) According to legend, this eighth century poem was written on-the-spot, upon request. |