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LOOKING FOR RED LOTUS LATE AT NIGHT(Seven character, Quatrain)




The rhyme is haeng/chŏng/kyŏng; tones match. Red Lotus and Autumn Wave are kisaeng. The poet steps on Autumn Wave in his search for Red Lotus.



A crazy butterfly sought fragrance in the night, 

but a hundred secluded flowers were indifferent.

Bound for South Port, intent on plucking Red Lotus,

a tiny boat discovered the peril of Tungting Lake’s Autumn Wave.