Classic Poem

Master Jen has long been famous
for treating external ailments.
I send him a letter by messenger,
and immediately he responds.
The lei-li completely vanishes—
a beautiful daughter again!
But her bones are steamed with fever,
and she loses her life.
People say you can doctor an illness,
but you cannot doctor Fate!
I thought I had transcended emotion,
but oh! the emotion now!
I loved this daughter as if she were a son—
now she is lost;
only a son would be consolation
for my sorrowful life.