Du Fu, China’s Tang dynasty great poet, really loved his children. One of his sons’ name was Jizi, and he wrote this poem

In spring Jizi is still parted from me,
songs of orioles now are thick in the warmth.
Since parting I am shocked by the season’s change,
with whom can I talk about how clever you are?
Recalling him, I’m so sad I can only sleep,
sunning my back on the porch under clear skies.

He missed his son, sad he had no-one to boast to, about how clever he was.

It’s rare to find a Tang poem showing the depth of a father’s love.

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