Peony’s Secret
by Bing Hua
Tr. by Liu Mei

Radiant and bold
Grace to behold
Winning nobles and cultured souls untold
Through endless ages–stories told

Crowned as the queen
Like Yang Guifei, graceful and serene
Deeply adored, in tender sheen
Yet stirring envy, all unseen

Never to claim
Fortune or fame
Yet bound to bear the crown’s own name

What quiet strain
In fate’s domain
No one to praise, no one to blame

Peony’s secret
Petal by petal
Like grains of gold
Unburned by fire, a truth to hold

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