So slender, so supple,
little more than thirteen,
A nutmeg bud on a twig tip,
when March begins.
On the three miles of Yang-chou road
with a spring breeze blowing,
As they draw up their bead blinds,
she is lovelier than all.
Du Mu (803 - 852) China
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