Khoo Seok Wan – Poet, Scholar, Revolutionary, Romantic
几枚白石伴青珉, 小筑坟莹隔岁春 地下有灵相谅解, 迟工原是为家贫. A few pieces of white rock accompany the green stone, A little grave built but alas late one year My dear I hope you can understand the reason, I am late to build because of my poverty. (Khoo Seok Wan (1874-1941) in memory of his wife, Lu Jie (陆结) He was a Confucian scholar, a political activist in revolutionary China, a prominent community leader in Singapore and an early advocate for education for girls […]
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