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Wu You Xilian, whose real name is Tang Jie, is a woman who loves poetry like a lotus. She has authored a personal poetry and prose collection titled "There Is a Kind of Happiness". Currently, she serves as the vice-chairperson of the Writers' Association of Baozhou District, Zunyi City. She is a member of the Writers' Association of Guizhou Province, a member of the Poets' Association of Guizhou Province, and a member of the Chinese Poetry Society. 

The Seductive Glances of the Dragon Palace (Poetry Collection)

By Wu You Xilian

The autumn colors of September rush up the mountainside,

The layers of ripening rice fragrance flashing across the sky's sentiment,

The irresistible autumn glances

Escaping everywhere along the traces of time. 

-- Epigraph

one

The First Encounter with the Dragon Palace

I plunged into the Dragon Palace,

Green curtains poured down from the sky,

Damp wind brushed against the moldy lips,

Some people or things were whispering privately under the lights,

Following the wet shadows of the backs,

Emotions buried millions of years ago surged forth.

two

Moonlight in the Dragon Palace

The cool moonlight touches the walls,

spreading some on the exposed skin,

distant and desolate.

The sky is filled with dark clouds,

pulling back the curtains and closing all that was once there,

a few nocturnal insects meet across the window.

The night deepens,

stretching out hands,

trying to grasp some of the moonlight,

but being blocked by the branches outside the door,

vowing never to guess the hidden parts of the moon,

this night,

the meeting was long overdue,

falling asleep took a very long time.

Three

Bridge Shadows

The lights are quiet,

Touching the head of the bridge pier,

The budding emotions stir the slender willows,

Their branches withered and leaves fallen,

Not far away, laughter rings like bells,

Who is wandering and drifting beneath the night's veil?

Four

The dragon's gaze met

The fierce head's blood boiling,

Some fish were swept to the bottom,

The black and white times reversed,

The resolute bones standing tall,

Who understands the vicissitudes of the flesh and the soul.

Five

Tianchi Autumn Gaze

Looking down from the sky,

The entire pool is filled with autumnal reflections,

With countless sorrows and uncertainties,

And from then on, they are separated by the vast expanse of space.

Six

The scene of the palace

Some bats hang upside down on the ceiling,

because they are together with the dragon bones,

floating in the air,

they still firmly grasp their fate.

Seven

Echo Wall

Light and darkness stretch infinitely,

Repression, sadness, suffering, joy,

Just as they emerge from the underground,

Encouraging each other.

Eight

The Enlightenment at Xuantang Lake

The lake water steers a pole to explore,

The mountains stand on the shore to bid farewell,

The confused tree shadows,

Following the slowly flowing water,

Search for the exit of life.

Nine

Guanyin Zen Cave

The candle flame lights up the darkness,

The enclosed corner is illuminated by a glimmer of light,

The Buddha sits in meditation within the heart,

The worldly grievances,

Are liberated in the wisps of smoke.

Ten

Return (Lion Field)

Never imagined,

That the lion could freely lie in the field,

Just like a weary soul,

Resting, reminiscing...

Playing with time.