“Tonight my wife must watch alone
the full moon over Fu-zhou;
I think sadly of my sons and daughters far away,
too young to understand this separation
or remember our life in Chang'an.
In fragrant mist, her flowing hair is damp;
In clear moonlight, her jade-white arms are cold.
When will we lean at the open casement together
while the moonlight dries our shining tears?”

—  Du Fu

"Moonlit Night" https://allpoetry.com/Moonlit-Night (trans. David Lunde)

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Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty 712–770

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