Not bad!

Author: Miao Jidao (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Lao Miao is a cheerful person who values the charm of life and writes with originality. Back then, when I was dating, I was the Qinqin player in the "Mao Zedong Thought Propaganda Team," and I had many admirers. His love letter was unique—it was a four-line poem: "I draw mountains and waters, paint tea flowers, love the 'Loves of Lotus,' and am a Qinqin player. In the land of lotus, I think of classmates; lotus flowers like dreams, remembering the years." Upon repeated reading, I discovered it was an acrostic poem, "I love lotus," which moved my heart and brought me great joy! Happiness is contagious. During our passionate love, he wrote me a love poem every day, making my heart as clear as the blue sky, as soaring as a white dove, as pure as clear spring water, and as fragrant as a wild field. Not a moment of joy! In the late 1960s, our love poems were compiled into "The Bamboo Pole" and "The Rosy Cloud," both handwritten manuscripts. It was the era of "class struggle," and to prevent others from criticizing our "petty bourgeoisie" sentiment, the titles were taken from Chairman Mao Zedong's seven-line poem "Reply to a Friend": "A bamboo pole drips a thousand tears, a rosy cloud in myriad layers." Not a moment of joy!