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One Inch of Love is an Inch of Ashes

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The Chinese Poet Li Shangyin, as quoted by Pink Floyd. Poem: 'Untitled ii' (with the line 'One inch of love is an inch of ashes')

One Inch of Love is an Inch of Ashes Chinese Poetry in Pink Floyd Project Home Li Shangyin | Li He Du Mu | Meng Jiao Qu Yuan | Significance Sources | Links Li Shangyin One inch of love is an inch of ashes It is one of Li Shangyin 's untitled poems that provided Roger Waters with one of his most haunting and disturbing lines: 'One inch of love is one inch of shadow'. Li Shangyin's poem is a beautiful verse dealing with the disappointment of love, but beneath the surface beauty lie strong intimations of an illicit love affair. Who was Li Shangyin ? UNTITLED POEM (ii) The east wind sighs, the fin

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