Poems on the handkerchief (3 poems)
- Poetry of Cao Xueqin

1

Tears i choke back,

for whom i collect them carefully?

Thanks for your handkerchief,

let me have the space to say my love words.

2

I only dare to shed the tears stealthily,

nothing could i do but miss your beauty.

Tearstains on my pillow and sleeve,

how could i bear to wipe them when they're my all love to you?

3

Sorry,i couldn't stop my crying,tearstains are still very fresh.

Blue bamboos in the forest wind blows,

if you didn't know my love,have you smelt the fragrance of my heartbreak?