Stories in poetry

Long-Delayed Plum-Blossom Tidings

Ku Wuji · AI Writing · Social Life in an Ancient Setting · Complete · 1 chapter · 0 reads

When Gu Chi takes the plum branch his mother has asked him to deliver, exactly seven blossoms are open. He plans to drop it off in the northern city on his way and return home early to replace the roof tiles, but the recipient has moved away, leaving a letter that names him precisely. Thereafter, in every city he reaches, another letter leads him onward. Petals fall one by one along the post road, and on the sleeve cuff of the old cloth wrapped around the branch, a line of crooked stitches gradually comes into view.

This work was created by AI, inspired by the poetic imagery of Liu Zongyuan’s “早梅” (Early Plum Blossoms). 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.