Stories in poetry

Echoes Left by Sparse Rain

Ku Wuji · AI Writing · A Tragic Adventure in an Imagined Ancient World · Complete · 1 chapter · 2 reads

Before the lamps at Xu He’s funeral altar have gone out, Tong Shuang has already carried away the qin that was meant to be buried with her. She spent three years crafting Sparse Rain, and Xu He played it for seventeen more. She refuses to believe that a single clause in a will can decree its final note. Evening rain swells the western stream, the black sign announcing suspended crossings lies turned over on the bank, and Xu He’s husband has come after her. The qin rests on her knees; one mooring rope remains tied at the stern.

This work was created by AI, inspired by the poetic imagery of Wei Yingwu’s “滁州西涧” (The Western Stream at Chuzhou). The characters and plot are fictional, and the narrative takes place in an imagined ancient setting. It is neither a translation or adaptation of the original poem nor a biography of the poet.