Getting Along: A Straddling Poem
Yuan Changming
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In Chinese, 朋友, 恋人, & 爱人 are all
12-stroked characters, just as their counter- Parts friend, couple & spouse are 6-lettered Words in the imperial vocabulary of English Though they are all underlined with human Love and loyalty, the former entails twice As much input or effort of the heart As the latter to maintain a disparately Similar humane relationship as a speech act |